South Panola AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats Denver North AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Panola AFJROTC edged out Denver North AJROTC 1079 to 1060 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, South Panola AFJROTC is in sixth place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 0 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by Raven Hudson who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Kayla Walker, Nicholas Rudd, and Jason Robertson. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Denver North AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. After the loss they are in fourteenth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Denver North AJROTC was led by Elena Farrell who shot a 273. The remaining contributing members were Katrena Silletto, Dakota Bliven, and Binh Nguyen. Denver North AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Lebanon AJROTC from Lebanon, OR. Lebanon AJROTC currently has a 4 - 0 record. While Denver North AJROTC will compete against Captain Shreve AJROTC from Shreveport, LA. Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 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=1.1.843225819.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=925
Denver North AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=926
22 - 28 Oct 2018