Hoke County AJROTC defeats Creek Wood AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Hoke County AJROTC defeated Creek Wood AJROTC 917 to 783 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Hoke County AJROTC was led by, Aricelis Torres who shot a 233. The remaining contributing members were Megan Surprise, Zackary Homan, and Colby Rainey. Hoke County AJROTC is from Raeford, NC, and is coached by Harold Thacker.
Creek Wood AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Creek Wood AJROTC was led by, Nevaeh Greene who shot a 220. The remaining contributing members were Alexander Smith, Brent Sutton, and Arkady Bryant. Creek Wood AJROTC is from Charlotte, TN, and is coached by CSM Ronald Schlangen.
Next up Hoke County AJROTC will compete against Shoals American Legion from Shoals, IN. Shoals American Legion currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Creek Wood AJROTC will compete against Henley AFJROTC from Klamath Falls, OR. Henley AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 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=1.1.919679734.1
Hoke County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1235
Creek Wood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1251
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