Rockcastle County AJROTC defeats Gettysburg Area AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Rockcastle County AJROTC defeated Gettysburg Area AJROTC 885 to 733 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Rockcastle County AJROTC was led by, Jacob Rice who shot a 230. The remaining contributing members were Jasmine Hanson, Caleb Tompkins, and Jade Hanson. Rockcastle County AJROTC is from Mount Vernon, KY, and is coached by Darren Sundys.
Gettysburg Area AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Gettysburg Area AJROTC was led by, Hunter Williams who shot a 226. The remaining contributing members were Hunter Tosten, Jessie Gynn, and Berit Miller. Gettysburg Area AJROTC is from Gettysburg, PA, and is coached by LTC Michael Wertz.
Next up Rockcastle County AJROTC will compete against Mattoon AJROTC from Mattoon, IL. Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Gettysburg Area AJROTC will compete against Hawthorne NJROTC from Hawthorne, CA. Hawthorne 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.916767325.1
Rockcastle County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1247
Gettysburg Area AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1252
14 - 20 Oct 2019