West AJROTC defeats Juneau District Rifle Team
Shooting their highest score of the season West AJROTC defeated Juneau District Rifle Team 1054.3 to 1004.7 last week in the National Air Rifle League. West AJROTC was led by Geremiah Pedraza who shot a 287.0. The remaining contributing members were Anais Aguirre, Alexandro Palma, and Mathew Solano. They are from Denver, CO, and are coached by Jeffrey F Wilson.
West AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in fortieth place. They have a 4 - 2 record.
Snapping a thre game win streak Shooting their highest team score of the season Juneau District Rifle Team was led by Beck Schneider who shot a 260.3. The remaining contributing members were Madeline Germain , Nelson Abel, and Nathan Creswell. Juneau District Rifle Team is from Juneau, AK, and is coached by Kasey McNamee.
Juneau District Rifle Team is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirty-second place. They have a 3 - 2 record.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against Decatur AJROTC from Decatur, AL. Decatur AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. While Juneau District Rifle Team will compete against Eastern AJROTC from Louisville, KY. Eastern AJROTC currently has a 5 - 1 record.
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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 shoot 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=1.1.2022103115260059.1
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1998
Juneau District Rifle Team team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2060
07 - 13 Nov 2022