Denver North AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Caney Creek NJROTC
Denver North AJROTC edged out Caney Creek NJROTC 2219.4 to 2214.8 in the 2023 National Precision Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. Denver North AJROTC was led by Alani Grissop who shot a 576.6. The remaining contributing members were Angelo Cabazos, Giovanna Paz-Iriate, and Ava Millis. They are from Denver, CO, and are coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Denver North AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in seventh place. Within the Jrotc Conference they are in third place. They have a 3 - 1 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Caney Creek NJROTC was led by Isabel Trujillo who shot a 572.5. The remaining contributing members were Cristian Mazariegos, Leland Orvis, and Michael Stewart. Caney Creek NJROTC is from Conroe, TX, and is coached by LCDR Raleigh Stahl.
Caney Creek NJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in tenth place. Within the Jrotc Conference they are in sixth place. They have a 1 - 2 record.
Next up Denver North AJROTC will compete against Robert Service High School from Anchorage, AK. Robert Service High School currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Caney Creek NJROTC will compete against North Forsyth MCJROTC from Cumming, GA. North Forsyth MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://www.orionscoringsystem.com/team/LeaguePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023091512010588.3
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.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is nearly identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 60 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Scored in decimal, each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 60 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023101013491452.1
Denver North AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2215
Caney Creek NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2218
16 - 22 Oct 2023