South Panola AFJROTC defeats O'Connor AFJROTC
South Panola AFJROTC defeated O'Connor AFJROTC 1060 to 987 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, South Panola AFJROTC is in seventh place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by Nicholas Rudd who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Raven Hudson, Kayla Walker, and Thomas Harkins. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
O'Connor AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in twentieth place overall and second place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. O'Connor AFJROTC was led by Alexei Sanchez who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Tyler Cameron, Simon Kreth, and Jordan Stone. O'Connor AFJROTC is from Helotes, TX, and is coached by Bea Fleureau and David Delarue.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Pacific MCJROTC from Pacific, MO. Pacific MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While O'Connor AFJROTC will compete against Cross Creek NJROTC from Augusta, GA. Cross Creek NJROTC 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=1.1.837883054.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=925
O'Connor AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=943
24 - 30 Sep 2018