Hoke County AJROTC defeats Eastern AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Hoke County AJROTC defeated Eastern AJROTC 825 to 734 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Hoke County AJROTC was led by, Zackary Homan who shot a 214. The remaining contributing members were Aricelis Torres, Colby Rainey, and Natalie Lee. Hoke County AJROTC is from Raeford, NC, and is coached by Harold Thacker.
Eastern AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Eastern AJROTC was led by, Anhuard Espinal who shot a 208. The remaining contributing members were April King, William Smith, and Jonathan Schweikert. Eastern AJROTC is from Louisville, KY, and is coached by John Sallee.
Next up Hoke County AJROTC will compete against Coral Glades AJROTC from Coral Springs, FL. Coral Glades AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Eastern AJROTC will compete against Cypress Lake AJROTC from Fort Myers, FL. Cypress Lake AJROTC currently has a 0 - 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.916767303.1
Hoke County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1235
Eastern AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1243
14 - 20 Oct 2019