John F. Kennedy AJROTC defeats Battle Ground AFJROTC
John F. Kennedy AJROTC defeated Battle Ground AFJROTC 983.1 to 893.7 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. John F. Kennedy AJROTC was led by Armando Garcia-Pineda who shot a 261.6. The remaining contributing members were Emily Serrano, Ivan Marquez-Zazueta, and Juliette Valdiviezo. They are from Denver, CO, and are coached by Aaron Sheppard.
John F. Kennedy AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they finish the regular season in forty-sixth place. They finished the regular season with a 3 - 3 record.
The cut scores are still unofficially, however John F. Kennedy AJROTC likely will qualify for the Elite Division in the 2023 National Air Rifle League Season.
Snapping a thre game win streak Shooting their highest team score of the season Battle Ground AFJROTC was led by Marley Wing who shot a 243.4. The remaining contributing members were Brianna Hall, Redmond VanDyne, and Isaac Yenderrozos. Battle Ground AFJROTC is from Battle Ground, WA, and is coached by Lt Col Andrew Woodrow.
Battle Ground AFJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they finish the regular season in fifty-second place. They finished the regular season with a 4 - 3 record.
The cut scores are still unofficially, however Battle Ground AFJROTC likely will qualify for the Elite Division in the 2023 National Air Rifle League Season.
Post-season teams and squadding will be posted to the league website and emailed to coaches shortly.
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=1.1.2022110717205397.1
John F. Kennedy AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2001
Battle Ground AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2009
14 - 20 Nov 2022