West AJROTC defeats Washburn Rural AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West AJROTC defeated Washburn Rural AFJROTC 981.3 to 958.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. West AJROTC was led by, Sonika Taing who shot a 252.7. The remaining contributing members were Anais Aguirre, Alexandro Palma, and Geremiah Pedraza. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey F Wilson.
Washburn Rural AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in fourth place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by, Thomas Diaz who shot a 258.8. The remaining contributing members were Mason Padgett, Alex Jackson, and Ayla Fields. Washburn Rural AFJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by Lt Col Ron Daniels.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against West Broward AJROTC from Pembroke Pines, FL. West Broward AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Washburn Rural AFJROTC will compete against Union AFJROTC from Broken Arrow, OK. Union AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022092213242614.1
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1998
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2004
03 - 09 Oct 2022