Vilseck AJROTC defeats Mayfield AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Vilseck AJROTC defeated Mayfield AFJROTC 2013.2 to 1943.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Vilseck AJROTC is in nineteenth place overall. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Vilseck AJROTC was led by, Adelena Alvarez who shot a 567.5. The remaining contributing members were Tarrence Carr, Ricky Gravely, and Leana Mantilla. Vilseck AJROTC is from Vilseck, Germany, and is coached by John Sabala.
Mayfield AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in twentieth place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Mayfield AFJROTC was led by, Peter Vasquez who shot a 524.6. The remaining contributing members were Jackson Grimes, Anthony Jaramillo, and Zacharia Sanchez. Mayfield AFJROTC is from Las Cruces, NM, and is coached by Val Bigger.
Next up Vilseck AJROTC will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Mayfield AFJROTC will compete against Battle Ground AFJROTC from Battle Ground, WA. Battle Ground AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Precision 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 Division is the most difficult division in the conference. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is nearly identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 60 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 60 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022092212591945.1
Vilseck AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1931
Mayfield AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1937
03 - 09 Oct 2022