Pueblo County AJROTC defeats Tombstone AJROTC
Pueblo County AJROTC defeated Tombstone AJROTC 1088 to 1058 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Pueblo County AJROTC is in fifth place overall and third place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by Jennifer Knox who shot a 279. The remaining contributing members were Hannah Brown, Kayla Mihelich, and Nathaniel Romero. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Tombstone AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. After the loss they are in twelfth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Tombstone AJROTC was led by Abigail Uterhardt who shot a 277. The remaining contributing members were Jadan Olson, Cameron Young, and Alainna Barber. Tombstone AJROTC is from Tombstone, AZ, and is coached by Tom Gross.
This coming week Pueblo County AJROTC has a bye week. While Tombstone AJROTC will compete against Sickles AFJROTC from Tampa, FL. Sickles AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record.
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=1.1.843225817.1
Pueblo County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=936
Tombstone AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=942
22 - 28 Oct 2018