Walhalla AJROTC defeats Henderson County AJROTC
Walhalla AJROTC defeated Henderson County AJROTC 1041 to 1008 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Walhalla AJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 3 - 1 record. Walhalla AJROTC was led by Matthew Smith who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Chase Kuhlman, Lakyn Tippett, and Carter Duke. Walhalla AJROTC is from Walhalla, SC, and is coached by Kevin Mangan.
Henderson County AJROTC dropped to 0 - 4 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Henderson County AJROTC was led by Nolan Durham who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Briana Duncan, Emma Olson, and Dalton Hinkle. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Rosentreter Victor.
Next up Walhalla AJROTC will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. Henderson County AJROTC will compete against Flowing Wells AJROTC from Tucson, AZ. Flowing Wells AJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC 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 conference. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions 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=1.1.763303098.1
23 - 29 Oct 2017