Henry County NJROTC defeats Bears Ears Sportsman Club
Shooting their highest score of the season Henry County NJROTC defeated Bears Ears Sportsman Club 1414 to 1152 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Henry County NJROTC is in sixth place overall and fourth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Henry County NJROTC was led by Taylor Harris who shot a 382. The remaining contributing members were Alyssa Hires, Kristen Trice , and Joshua Vaccianna. Henry County NJROTC is from McDonough, GA, and is coached by Clint Houchins.
Bears Ears Sportsman Club currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twelfth place overall and fourth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Bears Ears Sportsman Club was led by Angela Hill who shot a 365. The remaining contributing members were Joey Gates, Gabi Ellis, and Abby Martinez. Bears Ears Sportsman Club is from Craig, CO, and is coached by Amanda Ott.
Next up Henry County NJROTC will compete against C.T. Johnson AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. C.T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Bears Ears Sportsman Club will compete against James Madison AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. James Madison AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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 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=1.1.837882772.1
Henry County NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=974
Bears Ears Sportsman Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=962
01 - 07 Oct 2018