Lebanon AJROTC defeats Cross Creek NJROTC
Lebanon AJROTC defeated Cross Creek NJROTC 1089 to 1058 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Lebanon AJROTC is tied for third place overall and tied for first place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Lebanon AJROTC was led by Kate Slingluff who shot a 277. The remaining contributing members were Brenden Warner, Logan Hibbert, and Jake Slingluff. Lebanon AJROTC is from Lebanon, OR, and is coached by Mark Smith.
Cross Creek NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in eighth place overall and second place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Cross Creek NJROTC was led by Marvin Pell who shot a 277. The remaining contributing members were Patrick Johnson, Alexandria Boone, and Kirsten Sullivan. Cross Creek NJROTC is from Augusta, GA, and is coached by Jonathan Shaw.
Next up Lebanon AJROTC will compete against Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC from Fountain, CO. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Cross Creek NJROTC will compete against O'Connor AFJROTC from Helotes, TX. O'Connor AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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=1.1.837883038.1
Lebanon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=921
Cross Creek NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=917
24 - 30 Sep 2018