Captain Shreve AJROTC defeats Henderson County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Captain Shreve AJROTC defeated Henderson County AJROTC 1036 to 961 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Captain Shreve AJROTC is in sixteenth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Captain Shreve AJROTC was led by James Moore who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Mallory Kelley, Anieya Hilliard, and Ash Mclain. Captain Shreve AJROTC is from Shreveport, LA, and is coached by Everett Craig.
Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Henderson County AJROTC was led by Kattie Simpson who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Dalton Hinkle, Dayton Spille, and Evan Cherry. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Rosentreter Victor.
Next up Captain Shreve AJROTC will compete against Summerlin Academy AJROTC from Bartow, FL. Summerlin Academy AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Henderson County AJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.837883295.1
Captain Shreve AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=929
Henderson County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=927
01 - 07 Oct 2018