Lebanon AJROTC defeats Denver North AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Lebanon AJROTC defeated Denver North AJROTC 1093 to 1063 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row. With the win, Lebanon AJROTC is in second place overall and first place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 0 record. Lebanon AJROTC was led by Logan Hibbert who shot a 279. The remaining contributing members were Kate Slingluff, Hailey Clevenger, and Jake Slingluff. Lebanon AJROTC is from Lebanon, OR, and is coached by Mark Smith.
Denver North AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. After the loss they are in thirteenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Denver North AJROTC was led by Elena Farrell who shot a 277. The remaining contributing members were Rose Kelly, Katrena Silletto, and Dakota Bliven. Denver North AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Aaron Sheppard.
This coming week Lebanon AJROTC has a bye week. While Denver North AJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 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=1.1.841801047.1
Lebanon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=921
Denver North AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=926
15 - 21 Oct 2018