C. T. Johnson AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Captain Shreve AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season C. T. Johnson AJROTC edged out Captain Shreve AJROTC 1046 to 1040 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, C. T. Johnson AJROTC is in eleventh place overall and third place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Ian Zinsmeister who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Paul Mankewitz, Christian Crawford, and Paul Johnson. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in fourteenth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Captain Shreve AJROTC was led by, Anieya Hilliard who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Caitlyn Burton, Imani Tart, and Joseph Hurd. Captain Shreve AJROTC is from Shreveport, LA, and is coached by Everett Craig.
Next up C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against Denver North AJROTC from Denver, CO. Denver North AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Captain Shreve 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.919678107.1
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1189
Captain Shreve AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1185
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