Marcos de Niza AJROTC Upsets North AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Marcos de Niza AJROTC upset North AJROTC 1040 to 1029 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Marcos de Niza AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 24 points lower than North AJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Marcos de Niza AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 3 - 1 record. Marcos de Niza AJROTC was led by Brenden Stone who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Alex Hifler, Sam Lumbra, and Blair Chance. Marcos de Niza AJROTC is from Tempe, AZ, and is coached by MAJ Robert Fore.
Snapping a two game win streak North AJROTC dropped to 2 - 2 on the season. They are currently in third place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season North AJROTC was led by Rose Kelly who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Angel Alvarado, Binh Nguyen, and Bella Oakley. North AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Next up Marcos de Niza AJROTC will compete against Fort Payne AJROTC from Fort Payne, AL. Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. North AJROTC will compete against St Pauls AJROTC from St Pauls, NC. St Pauls AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Elite 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 league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions 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 shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.763305061.1
23 - 29 Oct 2017