Waimea AJROTC defeats Fort Payne AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Waimea AJROTC defeated Fort Payne AJROTC 1069.3 to 1022.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Waimea AJROTC is in twenty-fourth place overall and eighth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Waimea AJROTC was led by, Brielle Lo who shot a 270.8. The remaining contributing members were Rochelle Uri, Kaye Marie Alvarez, and Trislyn Martinez. Waimea AJROTC is from Waimea, HI, and is coached by William Wilder.
Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Fort Payne AJROTC was led by, Barrett Bible who shot a 270.8. The remaining contributing members were Lucas Blevins, Carmella Cisneros, and Mary Cifuentes. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by John Walker.
Next up Waimea AJROTC will compete against Mountain View MCJROTC from Stafford, VA. Mountain View MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against Seneca Valley AJROTC from Harmony, PA. Seneca Valley AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record.
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 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=1.1.2022092213280123.1
Waimea AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1950
Fort Payne AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1948
03 - 09 Oct 2022