Pueblo West AJROTC defeats Onate NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pueblo West AJROTC defeated Onate NJROTC 1013 to 963 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Pueblo West AJROTC is in fifteenth place overall and ninth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 0 record. Pueblo West AJROTC was led by Alex Racine who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Zoe Ellis, Kailey Arrigo, and Matthew Zamora. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West, CO, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
Onate NJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. After the loss they are in tenth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Onate NJROTC was led by Sky Cao who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Levi Richins, Rocio Valadez, and Kaitlyn Ashby. Onate NJROTC is from Las Cruces, NM, and is coached by Robert Rodriguez.
Next up Pueblo West AJROTC will compete against Auburn AJROTC from Poplar Grove, IL. Auburn AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Onate NJROTC will compete against James Madison AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. James Madison AJROTC currently has a 0 - 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=1.1.843237109.1
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=826
Onate NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=839
22 - 28 Oct 2018