Ball AJROTC defeats Barren County AJROTC
Ball AJROTC defeated Barren County AJROTC 856 to 809 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Ball AJROTC was led by, Arnie Puentes who shot a 230. The remaining contributing members were Caleb Grimmett, Arleth Flores, and Thaddeus Dean. Ball AJROTC is from Galveston, TX, and is coached by Mark Knight.
Barren County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Barren County AJROTC was led by, Hunter Seiler who shot a 217. The remaining contributing members were Wesley Liverman, Dalia Gonzalez, and William Poynter. Barren County AJROTC is from Glasgow, KY, and is coached by Phil Gearlds.
Next up Ball AJROTC will compete against Southern Indiana Sharpshooters from Jasper, IN. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Barren County AJROTC will compete against Waller AFJROTC from Waller, TX. Waller AFJROTC 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=1.1.916767295.1
Ball AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1236
Barren County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1237
14 - 20 Oct 2019