Dinwiddie AJROTC defeats Coral Glades AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Dinwiddie AJROTC defeated Coral Glades AJROTC 898 to 811 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Dinwiddie AJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 2 - 1 record. Dinwiddie AJROTC was led by JALIL COPHER who shot a 241. The remaining contributing members were STEVEN MATTHEWS, JESSICA ANDERSON, and DEVIN SEBERA. Dinwiddie AJROTC is from Prince George, VA, and is coached by 1SG Darrold Harper.
Coral Glades AJROTC dropped to 0 - 3 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Coral Glades AJROTC was led by Jem Greaves who shot a 224. The remaining contributing members were Lady David, Erick Mardirossian, and Sofia Chagin. Coral Glades AJROTC is from Coral Springs, FL, and is coached by Charles Dean.
Next up Dinwiddie AJROTC will compete against Ball AJROTC from Galveston, TX. Ball AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. Coral Glades AJROTC will compete against West Valley AJROTC from Yakima, WA. West Valley AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Leaders 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=1.1.763306509.1
16 - 22 Oct 2017