Decatur AJROTC defeats Union AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Decatur AJROTC defeated Union AFJROTC 975.3 to 924.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Decatur AJROTC was led by Madison Farris who shot a 251.4. The remaining contributing members were Isreal Hernandez, Yamilet Ortiz, and John Stallions. They are from Decatur, AL, and are coached by LTC Michael Snyder.
Decatur AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in forty-fifth place. They have a 1 - 3 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Union AFJROTC was led by Red Khanal who shot a 259.4. The remaining contributing members were Keily Juarez, Mari Rodriguez, and Gabe Williams. Union AFJROTC is from Broken Arrow, OK, and is coached by Rick Turner.
Union AFJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in forty-fourth place. They have a 0 - 4 record.
Next up Decatur AJROTC will compete against John F. Kennedy AJROTC from Denver, CO. John F. Kennedy AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. While Union AFJROTC will compete against Bellevue West AFJROTC from Bellevue, NE. Bellevue West AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 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=1.1.2022101714313113.1
Decatur AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2023
Union AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2003
24 - 30 Oct 2022