Northwood AJROTC defeats Earl Warren AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Northwood AJROTC defeated Earl Warren AFJROTC 1037.2 to 944.9 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Northwood AJROTC was led by Rylee Beldin who shot a 282.6. The remaining contributing members were Mada Morgan, Maya Clark, and Deveign Dubose. They are from Shreveport, LA, and are coached by LTC Byron Lafield.
Northwood AJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in fourth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in third place. They have a 2 - 1 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Earl Warren AFJROTC was led by Raphael Herrera who shot a 243.8. The remaining contributing members were Iaasc Silva, Nicholas Herrick, and Tuan Hang. Earl Warren AFJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by Kevin Keaney.
Earl Warren AFJROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in fourteenth place. They have a 1 - 3 record.
Next up Northwood AJROTC will compete against Manatee AJROTC from Bradenton, FL. Manatee AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. While Earl Warren AFJROTC will compete against Lumen Christi Archangels from Anchorage, AK. Lumen Christi Archangels currently has a 0 - 3 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=1.1.2022101115025223.1
Northwood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2032
Earl Warren AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2008
17 - 23 Oct 2022