Tombstone AJROTC defeats Cookeville AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Tombstone AJROTC defeated Cookeville AJROTC 1046 to 974 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Tombstone AJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. Tombstone AJROTC was led by Abigail Uterhardt who shot a 272. The remaining contributing members were Xavier Keeling, Jackson Roser, and Jadan Olson. Tombstone AJROTC is from Sierra Vista, AZ, and is coached by Tom Gross.
Cookeville AJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Cookeville AJROTC was led by Spencer Cupp who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Lainee Darrow, Montanah Schopieray, and Jacob Norrod. Cookeville AJROTC is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by 1SG Doug Romero.
Next up Tombstone AJROTC will compete against Auburn AJROTC from Rockford, IL. Auburn AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. Cookeville AJROTC will compete against Joliet Central AJROTC from Joliet, IL. Joliet Central AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Governors 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 round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions 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=1.1.763305676.1
02 - 08 Oct 2017