Georgia Competitive Shooters defeats Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC advances to Semi-Finals
Top seed Georgia Competitive Shooters defeated eight seed Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC 1520 to 1488 in the quarter final game of the National Air Rifle League Precision Tournament. Georgia Competitive Shooters will advance to the semi-final game to take on Los Alamos NJROTC.
Georgia Competitive Shooters is the reigning Precision League champions. They have never lost in league play. They advanced to the post-season with an automatic bid by winning the Junior Rifle Club Champions Division.
In their quarter final game Georgia Competitive Shooters was led by Addy Burrow who shot a 388. The remaining contributing members were Leah Martin, Hannah Rutledge, Emmalie Lovett, and Sam Stamey. Georgia Competitive Shooters is from Griffin, GA, and is coached by Lisa Kelley.
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is competing in the league for the second year, this was the first year they advanced to the post-season. They earned a spot in the post-season by winning the JROTC Precision Champions Division with a 7 - 0 record.
In their quarter final game Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by Kailia Jones who shot a 378. The remaining contributing members were Shelby Balajadia, Jared Tipton, and Kirsten Coombes. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
The post-season tournament is for the top eight teams in the National Air Rifle Precision League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season that concluded in November. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, going on now, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.701566205.1
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