Washburn Rural AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats Bellevue West AFJROTC
Washburn Rural AFJROTC edged out Bellevue West AFJROTC 968.5 to 957.5 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Washburn Rural AFJROTC is in fifteenth place overall and second place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by, Zane Hermann who shot a 270.7. The remaining contributing members were Thomas Diaz, Mason Padgett, and Jaq Donaldson. Washburn Rural AFJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Long.
Snapping a two game win streak Bellevue West AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. After the loss they are in seventeenth place overall and third place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. Bellevue West AFJROTC was led by, Ryan Brevik who shot a 260.7. The remaining contributing members were William Barnard, William Jacober, and Claire Denton. Bellevue West AFJROTC is from Bellevue, NE, and is coached by Stephen Vanderhoof.
Next up Washburn Rural AFJROTC will compete against Brooke Point NJROTC from Stafford. Brooke Point NJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Bellevue West AFJROTC has a bye week.
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 10.9 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=1.1.2021102910494271.1
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1622
Bellevue West AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1624
01 - 07 Nov 2021