Henderson County AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Marion AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Henderson County AJROTC edged out Marion AJROTC 958.3 to 945.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Henderson County AJROTC is in twentieth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Henderson County AJROTC was led by, Catherine Cantrell who shot a 257.4. The remaining contributing members were Robert Bentonwhite, Alexis Fridy, and Seth Lewis. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by SFC Ashley Wolfe.
Marion AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. After the loss they are in seventh place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Marion AJROTC was led by, Nick Elliott who shot a 241.6. The remaining contributing members were Steven Fuller, Dalvari Smith, and Stephany Miksch. Marion AJROTC is from Marion, IN, and is coached by David Farlow.
Next up Henderson County AJROTC will compete against Liberty County AJROTC from Bristol, FL. Liberty County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Marion AJROTC will compete against Ansbach AJROTC from Ansbach, Germany. Ansbach AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021100517422553.1
Henderson County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1647
Marion AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1631
11 - 17 Oct 2021