Union AFJROTC Defeats Bellevue West AFJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 935.5 points, Union AFJROTC gets the win over Bellevue West AFJROTC. Union AFJROTC was led by Red Khanal who shot a 273.3. The remaining contributing members were Keily Juarez, Mari Rodriguez, and Aiden Toland. They are from Broken Arrow, OK, and are coached by Rick Turner.
Union AFJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in forty-fourth place. Within the Air Force Jrotc Conference they are in fourth place. They have a 1 - 4 record.
Bellevue West AFJROTC is from Bellevue, NE, and is coached by Stephen Vanderhoof.
Bellevue West AFJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in fifty-first place. Within the Air Force Jrotc Conference they are in fifth place. They have a 1 - 5 record.
Next up Union AFJROTC will compete against Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports from Houston, TX. Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports currently has a 1 - 4 record. While Bellevue West AFJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.2022102511122097.1
Union AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2003
Bellevue West AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1994
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