Gallatin NJROTC Defeats Cookeville AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 918 points, Gallatin NJROTC defeated Cookeville AJROTC. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Gallatin NJROTC was led by Christian Blizzard who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Elizabeth Myers, Claudia Roberts, and Erin Williams. Gallatin NJROTC is from Gallatin, TN, and is coached by Duff Thompson.
Cookeville AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. Cookeville AJROTC is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by 1SG Doug Romero.
Next up Gallatin NJROTC will compete against Hickman County JROTC from Centerville, TN. Hickman County JROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Cookeville AJROTC will compete against West Carteret NJROTC from Moorehead City, NC. West Carteret NJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.841802457.1
Gallatin NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=883
Cookeville AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=859
15 - 21 Oct 2018