Ozark AJROTC defeats Walhalla AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Ozark AJROTC defeated Walhalla AJROTC 1085 to 1004 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Ozark AJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 3 - 2 record. Ozark AJROTC was led by Elizabeth Vigneaux who shot a 282. The remaining contributing members were Britni Campbell, Nathan Obert, and Lauren Frealy. Ozark AJROTC is from Ozark, MO, and is coached by 1SG William Crawford .
Snapping a two game win streak Walhalla AJROTC dropped to 3 - 2 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in their Division. Walhalla AJROTC was led by Matthew Smith who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Jessica Elder, Alyssa Holden, and Carter Duke. Walhalla AJROTC is from Walhalla, SC, and is coached by Kevin Mangan.
Next up Ozark AJROTC will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 record. Walhalla AJROTC will compete against Flowing Wells AJROTC from Tucson, AZ. Flowing Wells AJROTC currently has a 1 - 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=1.1.763303106.1
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