Southern Garrett AJROTC Upsets Hopewell AJROTC
Southern Garrett AJROTC upset Hopewell AJROTC 977 to 952 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Southern Garrett AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 50 points lower than Hopewell AJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Southern Garrett AJROTC is in sixth place in their Division with a 2 - 3 record. Southern Garrett AJROTC was led by Richard Granke who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Michael Stemple, Dalton Perando, and Terry Tasker. Southern Garrett AJROTC is from Oakland, MD, and is coached by Ralph Sheaffer.
Hopewell AJROTC dropped to 2 - 3 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Hopewell AJROTC was led by Conner Moran who shot a 242. The remaining contributing members were Kaitlyn VanPelt, Payden Heckman, and Zac Milliken. Hopewell AJROTC is from Huntersville, NC, and is coached by LTC Shawn W. Cowley.
Next up Southern Garrett AJROTC will compete against Stewarts Creek AJROTC from Smyrna, TN. Stewarts Creek AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. Hopewell AJROTC will compete against West Broward AJROTC from Pembroke Pines, FL. West Broward AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Distinguished Division of the Orion National Air Rifle 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 going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.763338866.1
23 - 29 Oct 2017