Seneca Valley AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Fort Payne AJROTC
Seneca Valley AJROTC edged out Fort Payne AJROTC 1012.9 to 993.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. Seneca Valley AJROTC was led by Wesley Marks who shot a 258.4. The remaining contributing members were Lexi Bardos, Logan Randall , and Hayden Pearce. They are from Harmony, PA, and are coached by 1SG Angelo Lettiere.
Seneca Valley AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in eighth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in third place. They have a 3 - 0 record.
Fort Payne AJROTC was led by Barrett Bible who shot a 255.1. The remaining contributing members were Carmella Cisneros, Mary Cifuentes, and Dylan Loudermilk. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by John Walker.
Fort Payne AJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-first place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in ninth place. They have a 0 - 2 record.
Next up Seneca Valley AJROTC will compete against Hoke County AJROTC from Raeford, NC. Hoke County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against Mountain View MCJROTC from Stafford, VA. Mountain View MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record.
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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=1.1.2022100317274880.1
Seneca Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1985
Fort Payne AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1948
10 - 16 Oct 2022