South Plantation AJROTC defeats Wichita Falls JROTC
South Plantation AJROTC defeated Wichita Falls JROTC 933 to 785 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fifth win in a row, South Plantation AJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 5 - 0 record. South Plantation AJROTC was led by Jean-Luc Quatremain who shot a 241. The remaining contributing members were Aryanna Chang, Jason Batten, and Pedro Ramirez. South Plantation AJROTC is from Plantation, FL, and is coached by 1SG Miguel A. Rodriguez.
Wichita Falls JROTC dropped to 1 - 5 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Wichita Falls JROTC was led by GRISEL ALMANZA who shot a 212. The remaining contributing members were CANDELARIA VILLEGAS, JENNIFER LOPEZ, and CAITLIN HERNANDEZ. Wichita Falls JROTC is from Wichita Falls, TX, and is coached by 1SG James Faurie.
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=1.1.688456373.1
07 - 13 Nov 2016