Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeats Columbus High School
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeated Columbus High School 1504 to 1463 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is in sixth place overall and second place within their 'Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by Normar Oyola-Marrero who shot a 379. The remaining contributing members were Julia Flake, Mackenzie Nicholson, and Anthony Whitehead. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
Columbus High School currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in ninth place overall and seventh place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Columbus High School was led by Nicholas Chen who shot a 372. The remaining contributing members were Crystal Chen, Youbin Park, and Ben Race. Columbus High School is from Fort Benning, Ga, and is coached by SGM Frank Tuggle.
Next up Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will compete against Granbury MCJROTC from Granbury, TX. Granbury MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. While Columbus High School will compete against Georgia Competitive Shooters from Griffin, GA. Georgia Competitive Shooters currently has a 2 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Precision 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 Division is the most difficult division in the conference. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is nearly identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.840332335.1
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=956
Columbus High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=948
08 - 14 Oct 2018