Southern Garrett AJROTC Defeats Elliott County AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 879 points, Southern Garrett AJROTC defeated Elliott County AJROTC. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Southern Garrett AJROTC was led by Dalton Perando who shot a 247. The remaining contributing members were Terry Tasker, Dvon Joseph, and Talon Lewis. Southern Garrett AJROTC is from Oakland, MD, and is coached by LTC Ralph Sheaffer.
Elliott County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Elliott County AJROTC is from Sandy Hook, KY, and is coached by Dennis Buschman.
Next up Southern Garrett AJROTC will compete against Chambersburg NJROTC from Chambersburg, PA. Chambersburg NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Elliott County AJROTC will compete against William Floyd NJROTC from Mastic Beach, NY. William Floyd NJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 each conference.
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=1.1.837883974.1
Southern Garrett AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=874
Elliott County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=873
01 - 07 Oct 2018