Fort Pierce Westwood AJROTC defeats Taylor County AJROTC
Fort Pierce Westwood AJROTC defeated Taylor County AJROTC 943 to 904 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Fort Pierce Westwood AJROTC finishes the season in second place in their Division with a 6 - 1 record. Fort Pierce Westwood AJROTC was led by ALEX REDIKER who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were JOSE CRISTALES, KIRMILLE JOSEPH, and RAUL VELASCO. Fort Pierce Westwood AJROTC is from Fort Pierce, FL, and is coached by Scott Caldwell.
Taylor County AJROTC dropped to 2 - 5 on the season. They finish the season in seventh place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Taylor County AJROTC was led by Nita Carter who shot a 233. The remaining contributing members were Cody Nabakowski, Kasey Cruse, and Joseph Swearingen. Taylor County AJROTC is from Monticello, FL, and is coached by Christopher McDaniel.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Governors Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. 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 round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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 shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.688452583.1
14 - 20 Nov 2016