Tombstone AJROTC defeats Seneca Valley AJROTC
Tombstone AJROTC defeated Seneca Valley AJROTC 1007 to 945 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fifth win in a row, Tombstone AJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 5 - 0 record. Tombstone AJROTC was led by Jadan Olson who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Abigail Uterhardt, Xavier Keeling, and Marie Ames. Tombstone AJROTC is from Sierra Vista, AZ, and is coached by Tom Gross.
Seneca Valley AJROTC dropped to 2 - 3 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Seneca Valley AJROTC was led by Nathan Adomaitis who shot a 248. The remaining contributing members were Andrew Tate, Caitlin Wroblewski, and Katelynn Grochalski. Seneca Valley AJROTC is from Harmony, PA, and is coached by 1SG Angelo Lettiere.
Next up Tombstone AJROTC will compete against Palo Verde Valley AJROTC from Blythe, CA. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. Seneca Valley AJROTC will compete against Joliet Central AJROTC from Joliet, IL. Joliet Central AJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Governors 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=1.1.763305708.1
30 Oct-05 Nov 17