Tempe Union High School District AJROTC Narrowly Defeats North Mesquite AJROTC
Tempe Union High School District AJROTC edged out North Mesquite AJROTC 999 to 982 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Tempe Union High School District AJROTC is in eighteenth place overall and eighth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 2 record. Tempe Union High School District AJROTC was led by, Jacob Manoguerra who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Shea Wright, Alexandria Dodd , and Joseph Sweeney. Tempe Union High School District AJROTC is from Tempe, AZ, and is coached by MAJ Robert Fore.
North Mesquite AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. After the loss they are in twenty-second place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season North Mesquite AJROTC was led by, Nathalie Rios who shot a 251. The remaining contributing members were Kimberly Muniz, Jorge Perez, and Cesar Salinas. North Mesquite AJROTC is from Mesquite, TX, and is coached by Eric Schmidt.
Next up Tempe Union High School District AJROTC will compete against Fort Payne AJROTC from Fort Payne, AL. Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While North Mesquite AJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.918221289.1
Tempe Union High School District AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1188
North Mesquite AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1186
21 - 27 Oct 2019