Blythewood AJROTC defeats Joliet West AJROTC
Blythewood AJROTC defeated Joliet West AJROTC 1002 to 955 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Blythewood AJROTC is in eighth place overall and fifth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Blythewood AJROTC was led by, Faith Mull who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Katelyn Yates, Collin Flores, and Annika Stears. Blythewood AJROTC is from Blythewood, SC, and is coached by LTC Charles White.
Joliet West AJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. Joliet West AJROTC was led by, Gabriela Principe who shot a 245. The remaining contributing members were Bethany Flynn, Diego Lazaro, and Samuel Servande. Joliet West AJROTC is from Joliet, IL, and is coached by Benjamin White.
Next up Blythewood AJROTC will compete against Summerville NJROTC from Summerville, SC. Summerville NJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While Joliet West AJROTC will compete against Shawnee Mission North NJROTC from Shawnee Mission, KS. Shawnee Mission North NJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.844632440.1
Blythewood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=842
Joliet West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=892
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