West AJROTC defeats South Doyle AJROTC
West AJROTC defeated South Doyle AJROTC 797 to 760 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, West AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. West AJROTC was led by Luisa Montano-Duran who shot a 212. The remaining contributing members were Fernando Torres, Celeste Chavez, and Mahamoud Camara. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
South Doyle AJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. South Doyle AJROTC was led by Denver Potter who shot a 242. The remaining contributing members were Bryce Cutting, James Sofield, and Kobe Brockman. South Doyle AJROTC is from Knoxville, TN, and is coached by Col William Woodcock.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against Topeka West AJROTC from Topeka, KS. Topeka West AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. South Doyle AJROTC will compete against Alvin C. York AJROTC from Jamestown, TN. Alvin C. York AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Masters 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=1.1.763307386.1
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