Humboldt Sharpshooters defeats Marion AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Humboldt Sharpshooters defeated Marion AJROTC 983 to 894 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Humboldt Sharpshooters is in third place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 1 - 2 record. Humboldt Sharpshooters was led by Zoe Dissing who shot a 256. The remaining contributing members were Eli Dissing, Mya Dissing, and Lola Galpin. Humboldt Sharpshooters is from Hartford, SD, and is coached by Eric Dissing.
Marion AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Marion AJROTC was led by Evan Browder who shot a 230. The remaining contributing members were Tayler Garriott, Audrey Dickerson, and Kaleb Starr. Marion AJROTC is from Marion, IN, and is coached by David Farlow.
This coming week Humboldt Sharpshooters has a bye week. While Marion AJROTC will compete against North Brunswick AJROTC from Leland, NC. North Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 0 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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=1.1.840347962.1
Humboldt Sharpshooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=938
Marion AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=918
08 - 14 Oct 2018