West AJROTC defeats Alvin C. York AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West AJROTC defeated Alvin C. York AJROTC 973 to 928 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their sixth win in a row, West AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 6 - 0 record. West AJROTC was led by Daniel Ponce de Leon who shot a 249. The remaining contributing members were Luisa Montano-Duran, Kimberly Irazoque-Soriano, and Lesly Trejo-Nava. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Alvin C. York AJROTC dropped to 1 - 5 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Alvin C. York AJROTC was led by Coltan Jones who shot a 262. The remaining contributing members were Dylan Smith, Paton Byrd, and Cherekee Johnson. Alvin C. York AJROTC is from Jamestown, TN, and is coached by CW3 Bruce Catlett.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against Grainger AJROTC from Rutledge, TN. Grainger AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record. Alvin C. York AJROTC will compete against Hirschi AJROTC from Wichita Falls, TX. Hirschi AJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 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=1.1.763307434.1
06 - 12 Nov 2017