Waimea AJROTC defeats Pueblo West AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Waimea AJROTC defeated Pueblo West AJROTC 1081.0 to 1003.4 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Waimea AJROTC was led by Rochelle Uri who shot a 273.6. The remaining contributing members were Zoey Ruiz, Lee Ann Saniatan, and Gian Carlo Gawaran. They are from Waimea, HI, and are coached by William Wilder.
Waimea AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in third place. Within the Army JROTC Conference they are in second place. They have a 3 - 0 record.
Snapping a thre game win streak Pueblo West AJROTC was led by Jonas Pickerill who shot a 263.1. The remaining contributing members were Johnnie Estep, Jackson Dahlke, and Zach Zenner. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West, CO, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
Pueblo West AJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in tenth place. Within the Army JROTC Conference they are in fourth place. They have a 3 - 1 record.
Next up Waimea AJROTC will compete against Clarkrange AJROTC from Clarkrange, TN. Clarkrange AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. While Pueblo West AJROTC will compete against American Legion Post 290 from Stafford, VA. American Legion Post 290 currently has a 1 - 2 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 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, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, 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.
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=1.1.2023101014005058.1
Waimea AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2287
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2282
16 - 22 Oct 2023