Joliet Central AJROTC defeats Creek Wood AJROTC
Joliet Central AJROTC defeated Creek Wood AJROTC 903.0 to 871.8 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. Joliet Central AJROTC was led by Mya Solorazano who shot a 242.4. The remaining contributing members were Mia Rosiles, Heidi Lopez, and Joanilys Velazquez. They are from Joliet, IL, and are coached by SSG Calvin L. Lee.
Joliet Central AJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in ninth place. Within the Army JROTC Conference they are in third place. They have a 3 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Creek Wood AJROTC was led by Amelia Wilson who shot a 245.6. The remaining contributing members were Aleaha Portman, Bradley Stoker, and Marcus Stoker. Creek Wood AJROTC is from Charlotte, TN, and is coached by MAJ Buford R Rachford.
Creek Wood AJROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in sixteenth place. Within the Army JROTC Conference they are in fifth place. They have a 0 - 2 record.
Next up Joliet Central AJROTC will compete against Marcos de Niza AJROTC from Tempe, AZ. Marcos de Niza AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. While Creek Wood AJROTC will compete against Royal MCJROTC from Pattison, TX. Royal MCJROTC 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=1.1.2023101014005328.1
Joliet Central AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2276
Creek Wood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2274
16 - 22 Oct 2023