Union HS AFJROTC defeats Eastern AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Union HS AFJROTC defeated Eastern AJROTC 945.3 to 876.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Union HS AFJROTC is in fourth place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Union HS AFJROTC was led by, Payge Wilson who shot a 252.2. The remaining contributing members were Chloe Shannon, Red Khanal, and Favour Akran. Union HS AFJROTC is from Broken Arrow, OK, and is coached by Rick Turner.
Eastern AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. Eastern AJROTC was led by, Amari Frazier who shot a 227.9. The remaining contributing members were Conner Song, David Kipp, and Amanda Irizarry. Eastern AJROTC is from Louisville, KY, and is coached by John D Sallee.
Next up Union HS AFJROTC will compete against Waller AFJROTC from Waller, TX. Waller AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Eastern AJROTC will compete against Topeka West AJROTC from Topeka, KS. Topeka West AJROTC 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021101917132647.1
Union HS AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1701
Eastern AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1654
25 - 31 Oct 2021