West Valley MCJROTC defeats Kelly Walsh MCJROTC
West Valley MCJROTC defeated Kelly Walsh MCJROTC 1138.9 to 1095.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, West Valley MCJROTC is in twelfth place overall and third place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. West Valley MCJROTC was led by, Amy Roberts who shot a 291.4. The remaining contributing members were Evelyn Golden, Ebin Arzac, and Joey Finnikov. West Valley MCJROTC is from Fairbanks, AK, and is coached by SSgt Travis Walker.
Kelly Walsh MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in eighth place overall and second place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC was led by, Payton Raffensperger who shot a 278.3. The remaining contributing members were Derek Hernandez, Tyanna Montgomery, and Treston Jiminez-Tandal. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC is from Casper, WY, and is coached by MGySgt Fred Pickering.
Next up West Valley MCJROTC will compete against Pinon AJROTC from Pinon, AZ. Pinon AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Kelly Walsh MCJROTC will compete against Jack C. Hays MCJROTC from Buda, TX. Jack C. Hays MCJROTC 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=1.1.2022092213280135.1
West Valley MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1942
Kelly Walsh MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1956
03 - 09 Oct 2022