Vilseck AJROTC defeats Dallastown Area MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Vilseck AJROTC defeated Dallastown Area MCJROTC 1441 to 1111 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Vilseck AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. Vilseck AJROTC was led by Shelby Hartmann who shot a 364. The remaining contributing members were Alyssa Garcia, Mikaela Motherwell, and Victoria Banister. Vilseck AJROTC is from Vilseck, Germany, and is coached by Mitchell Pollock.
Dallastown Area MCJROTC dropped to 1 - 1 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Dallastown Area MCJROTC was led by Caleb Moxley who shot a 378. The remaining contributing members were Garrett Richard, Ana Weinfurter, and kaitlyn Baldwin. Dallastown Area MCJROTC is from Dallastown, PA, and is coached by Matthew Corwin.
Next up Vilseck AJROTC will compete against Lafayette AJROTC from Lafayette, GA. Lafayette AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Dallastown Area MCJROTC will compete against Granbury MCJROTC from Granbury, TX. Granbury MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the JROTC Precision Champions 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 Champions Division is the most difficult division in the league. 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 Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.688457916.1
03 - 09 Oct 2016