North AJROTC defeats St Pauls AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season North AJROTC defeated St Pauls AJROTC 1041 to 1016 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, North AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 3 - 2 record. North AJROTC was led by Angel Alvarado who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Binh Nguyen, Dakota Bliven, and Rose Kelly. North AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Aaron Sheppard.
St Pauls AJROTC dropped to 2 - 3 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. St Pauls AJROTC was led by Luis Monter who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Trevor Everitte, Aurora Lopez, and Diana DeLeon. St Pauls AJROTC is from St Pauls, NC, and is coached by Stephen Hill.
Next up North AJROTC will compete against Fort Payne AJROTC from Fort Payne, AL. Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. St Pauls AJROTC will compete against Marcos de Niza AJROTC from Tempe, AZ. Marcos de Niza AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Elite 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, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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=1.1.763305069.1
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