Juneau District Rifle Team defeats Ansbach AJROTC
Juneau District Rifle Team defeated Ansbach AJROTC 958.9 to 892.3 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Juneau District Rifle Team is in nineteenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 5 - 1 record. Juneau District Rifle Team was led by, Sydney Bennett who shot a 252.4. The remaining contributing members were Mackenzie Lam, Nelson Abel, and Aubri Engen. Juneau District Rifle Team is from Juneau, AK, and is coached by Dianne Zemanek.
Ansbach AJROTC currently has a 3 - 4 record. After the loss they are in sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Ansbach AJROTC was led by, Jorge Ortega-Velez who shot a 262.9. The remaining contributing members were Joxel Ortega-Velez, Lillian Daniels, and Elaina Figueroa. Ansbach AJROTC is from Ansbach, Germany, and is coached by Christopher Buchanan.
Next up Juneau District Rifle Team will compete against Mattoon AJROTC from Mattoon, IL. Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record. While Ansbach AJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.2021110113225383.1
Juneau District Rifle Team team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1682
Ansbach AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1679
08 - 14 Nov 2021