West Valley AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Dinwiddie AJROTC
West Valley AJROTC edged out Dinwiddie AJROTC 898 to 893 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, West Valley AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. West Valley AJROTC was led by Logan Snell who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Caleb Miller, Cluadia Pereyda, and Raine Crawford. West Valley AJROTC is from Yakima, WA, and is coached by 1SG Jeff Parks.
Dinwiddie AJROTC dropped to 1 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in their Division. Dinwiddie AJROTC was led by STEVEN MATTHEWS who shot a 240. The remaining contributing members were JOHNATHAN TRAMMELL, JALIL COPHER, and JESSICA ANDERSON. Dinwiddie AJROTC is from Prince George, VA, and is coached by 1SG Darrold Harper.
Next up West Valley AJROTC will compete against Ball AJROTC from Galveston, TX. Ball AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. Dinwiddie AJROTC will compete against Coral Glades AJROTC from Coral Springs, FL. Coral Glades AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Leaders 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=1.1.763306493.1
02 - 08 Oct 2017