Hopewell AJROTC defeats Ridge View AJROTC
Hopewell AJROTC defeated Ridge View AJROTC 994 to 823 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Hopewell AJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Hopewell AJROTC was led by Payden Heckman who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Conner Moran, Zac Milliken, and Korlee Burton. Hopewell AJROTC is from Huntersville, NC, and is coached by LTC Shawn W. Cowley.
Ridge View AJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Ridge View AJROTC was led by Jared Banks who shot a 257. The remaining contributing members were Jacob Newman, William Pruitt, and Jacob Shusterman. Ridge View AJROTC is from Columbia, SC, and is coached by Gene England.
Next up Hopewell AJROTC will compete against Clarkrange AJROTC from Clarkrange, TN. Clarkrange AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. Ridge View AJROTC will compete against Southern Garrett AJROTC from Oakland, MD. Southern Garrett AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC 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 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=1.1.763338836.1
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