North Mesquite AJROTC Defeats Walhalla AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 962 points, North Mesquite AJROTC defeated Walhalla AJROTC. With the win, North Mesquite AJROTC is in twenty-first place overall. They currently have a 1 - 2 record. North Mesquite AJROTC was led by, Nathalie Rios who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Cesar Salinas, Jorge Perez, and Luis Tanguma. North Mesquite AJROTC is from Mesquite, TX, and is coached by Eric Schmidt.
Walhalla AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. After the loss they are in twenty-fifth place overall. Walhalla AJROTC is from Walhalla, SC, and is coached by Kevin Mangan.
Next up North Mesquite AJROTC will compete against Tempe Union High School District AJROTC from Tempe, AZ. Tempe Union High School District AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Walhalla AJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.916755117.1
North Mesquite AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1186
Walhalla AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1181
14 - 20 Oct 2019