West AJROTC defeats Topeka West AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West AJROTC defeated Topeka West AJROTC 858 to 699 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, West AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. West AJROTC was led by Fernando Torres who shot a 227. The remaining contributing members were daniel luna-brown, Luisa Montano-Duran, and Nuh Mahamud. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Topeka West AJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Topeka West AJROTC was led by Bryon Meredith who shot a 212. The remaining contributing members were Mario Alvarado, Chase Holston, and Ja'Siah Goar. Topeka West AJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by Jame E Hall.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against Hirschi AJROTC from Wichita Falls, TX. Hirschi AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Topeka West AJROTC will compete against Grainger AJROTC from Rutledge, TN. Grainger AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 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=1.1.763307394.1
02 - 08 Oct 2017