Lebanon AJROTC defeats Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC
Lebanon AJROTC defeated Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC 1084 to 1004 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Lebanon AJROTC is in fourth place overall and second place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Lebanon AJROTC was led by Jake Slingluff who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Logan Hibbert, Hailey Clevenger, and Kate Slingluff. Lebanon AJROTC is from Lebanon, OR, and is coached by Mark Smith.
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twenty-fifth place overall and tenth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by Eljer Wandasan who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Jeffrey Rael, Madesyn Floyd, and Zander Santin. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
Next up Lebanon AJROTC will compete against Pueblo County AJROTC from Pueblo, CO. Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the 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 league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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=1.1.837883303.1
Lebanon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=921
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=924
01 - 07 Oct 2018