Palo Verde Valley AJROTC defeats A.J. Dimond AJROTC
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC defeated A.J. Dimond AJROTC 936 to 836 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fifth win in a row, Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 5 - 0 record. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC was led by Javon Payne who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Michael Hacker, Trace Mefford, and Shaula Watson. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is from Blythe, CA, and is coached by Tony McBride.
A.J. Dimond AJROTC dropped to 1 - 4 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. A.J. Dimond AJROTC was led by Trevor Forrester who shot a 219. The remaining contributing members were Niki Miller, Nina McGettrick, and Lakia Wolfe. A.J. Dimond AJROTC is from Anchorage, AK, and is coached by Dylan Youngblood.
Next up Palo Verde Valley AJROTC will compete against Englewood AJROTC from Jacksonville, FL. Englewood AJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 record. A.J. Dimond AJROTC will compete against Jupiter AJROTC from Jupiter, FL. Jupiter AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Leaders 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=1.1.688456371.1
07 - 13 Nov 2016