Ansbach AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Henry J Kaiser AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Ansbach AJROTC edged out Henry J Kaiser AJROTC 909.2 to 897.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Ansbach AJROTC was led by, Aydin Walker who shot a 233.6. The remaining contributing members were Jorge Ortega-Velez, Charlotte Gilstrap, and Joxel Ortega-Velez. Ansbach AJROTC is from Ansbach, Germany, and is coached by Christopher Buchanan.
Henry J Kaiser AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Henry J Kaiser AJROTC was led by, Amber Ibarra Gomez who shot a 238.3. The remaining contributing members were Nicholas Wise, Rudy Fuentes Castron, and Marco Dominguez. Henry J Kaiser AJROTC is from Riverside, CA, and is coached by Michael Burke.
Next up Ansbach AJROTC will compete against Ball AJROTC from Galveston, TX. Ball AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Henry J Kaiser AJROTC will compete against Heritage Classical Christian Academy from Fenton, MO. Heritage Classical Christian Academy currently has a 0 - 2 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021092316455796.1
Ansbach AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1679
Henry J Kaiser AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1641
04 - 10 Oct 2021