West Broward AJROTC defeats Sparkman AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West Broward AJROTC defeated Sparkman AJROTC 1026.9 to 997.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. West Broward AJROTC was led by Isabel White who shot a 275.9. The remaining contributing members were Brenna Humphries, Alejandra Lasso, and Kenneth Valladares. They are from Pembroke Pines, FL, and are coached by Kenneth Merkel.
West Broward AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-first place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in eighth place. They have a 3 - 2 record.
Snapping a thre game win streak Sparkman AJROTC was led by Charles McMahan, who shot a 269.5. The remaining contributing members were Chandler Buzzell, Damian Huffman-Powell, and Isaiah Stephens. Sparkman AJROTC is from Harvest, AL, and is coached by LTC Lloyd M. Nathan Sr..
Sparkman AJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-seventh place. They have a 3 - 2 record.
Next up West Broward AJROTC will compete against Fort Payne AJROTC from Fort Payne, AL. Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While Sparkman AJROTC will compete against Pueblo West AJROTC from Pueblo West, CO. Pueblo West AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 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=1.1.2022102511122055.1
West Broward AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1944
Sparkman AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1965
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