Zion Benton NJROTC defeats Denver North AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Zion Benton NJROTC defeated Denver North AJROTC 1108 to 1033 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Zion Benton NJROTC is in first place overall and first place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Zion Benton NJROTC was led by Regina Raquino who shot a 283. The remaining contributing members were Bailey Hoenig, Edgar Sancha, and Alexia Resendiz. Zion Benton NJROTC is from Zion, IL, and is coached by Dan Hackstein.
Denver North AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in thirteenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Denver North AJROTC was led by Elena Farrell who shot a 262. The remaining contributing members were Seng Ing, Dakota Bliven, and Binh Nguyen. Denver North AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Next up Zion Benton NJROTC will compete against Tombstone AJROTC from Tombstone, AZ. Tombstone AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Denver North AJROTC will compete against Lebanon AJROTC from Lebanon, OR. Lebanon AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.840347715.1
Zion Benton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=923
Denver North AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=926
08 - 14 Oct 2018