Lake Houston 4-H defeats Marion AJROTC
Lake Houston 4-H defeated Marion AJROTC 1531.5 to 1449.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Lake Houston 4-H is in second place overall and first place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Lake Houston 4-H was led by, Ainsley Day who shot a 410.1. The remaining contributing members were Olivia Schammel, Kayla Ressler, and Chance Stephens. Lake Houston 4-H is from Kingwood, TX, and is coached by Steven Schammel.
Marion AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in fifth place overall and fourth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Marion AJROTC was led by, Levi Hofmann who shot a 378.3. The remaining contributing members were Josiah Hamilton, Alysa Yancey, and Abigail Baird. Marion AJROTC is from Marion, IN, and is coached by David Farlow.
Next up Lake Houston 4-H will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While Marion AJROTC will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision 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 regular season going on now. Followed by a single game conference title game for the top two teams in the JROTC and Junior Rifle Club divisions.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost 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 10.9 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=1.1.921099705.1
Lake Houston 4-H team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1167
Marion AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1172
04 - 10 Nov 2019