Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Stratford PAL Jr. Rifle Club
Fifth seed Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC edged out fourth seed Stratford PAL Jr. Rifle Club 1518 to 1511 last week in the quarter final round. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC improves their overall record to 7 - 1. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by Julia Flake who shot a 386. The remaining contributing members were Kailia Jones, Logan Schartung, Jared Tipton, and Jezarine Lopez. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
Stratford PAL Jr. Rifle Club finishes their season with a 5 - 3 record. This included a third place finish in the prestigious Champions Division during the regular season. Stratford PAL Jr. Rifle Club was led by Kayley Pasko who shot a 385. The remaining contributing members were Rose Reynolds, Hope Kavulich, Lauren Chechoski, and Haley Reynolds. Stratford PAL Jr. Rifle Club is from Stratford, CT, and is coached by CPT Alan Wilcoxson and Josie Burzynski-Smith.
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC advances to the semi-finals this week where they will take on top seeded The Shooters Edged from Sarasota, FL. This will be the first meeting between these two teams.
The post-season tournament is for the top eight teams in the National Air Rifle Precision 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 that concluded in November. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, going on now, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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 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.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.776290896.1
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