South Panola AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats Clark AFJROTC
South Panola AFJROTC edged out Clark AFJROTC 1044 to 1040 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, South Panola AFJROTC is in fifth place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Thomas Harkins who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Logan McCool, Kelsie Isbell, and Gabriel Sewell. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Clark AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. After the loss they are in fifteenth place overall and second place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Clark AFJROTC was led by, Isaiah Esquivel who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Alexandra Ruckstuhl, Jonathan Niester, and Christian Ramirez. Clark AFJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by Jonathan Jehn.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Gulfport MCJROTC from Gulfport, MS. Gulfport MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Clark AFJROTC 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.916755107.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1178
Clark AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1179
14 - 20 Oct 2019