Joliet West AJROTC defeats Mountain Home NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Joliet West AJROTC defeated Mountain Home NJROTC 988.8 to 940.9 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Joliet West AJROTC was led by Dana Malec who shot a 255.2. The remaining contributing members were Tristan Wegner, Michael Deuter, and DeAngelo Love. They are from Joliet, IL, and are coached by Benjamin White.
Joliet West AJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in eighth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in sixth place. They have a 2 - 3 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Mountain Home NJROTC was led by Trinity Cruse who shot a 251.4. The remaining contributing members were Johnathon Mason, Chirstian Depoister, and Prins Dylan . Mountain Home NJROTC is from Mountain Home, AR, and is coached by Jason Williams.
Mountain Home NJROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in tenth place. They have a 3 - 2 record.
This coming week Joliet West AJROTC has a bye week. While Mountain Home NJROTC will compete against Harold L. Richards NJROTC from Oak Lawn, IL. Harold L. Richards NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 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=1.1.2022101714313118.1
Joliet West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2029
Mountain Home NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2038
24 - 30 Oct 2022