Northwood AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Pebble Hills NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Northwood AJROTC edged out Pebble Hills NJROTC 902 to 886 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Northwood AJROTC was led by Cayce Matlock who shot a 238. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Hofner, Brooklyn Delpapa, and Jack West. Northwood AJROTC is from Shreveport, LA, and is coached by LTC Byron Lafield.
Pebble Hills NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Pebble Hills NJROTC was led by Alejandro Tizcareno who shot a 242. The remaining contributing members were Shazaray Labaya, Anthony Vildosola, and Mateo Contreras. Pebble Hills NJROTC is from El Paso, TX, and is coached by Anthony J. Arellano.
Next up Northwood AJROTC will compete against Summerville NJROTC from Summerville, SC. Summerville NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Pebble Hills NJROTC will compete against Wando AFJROTC from Mount Pleasant, SC. Wando AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.837884006.1
Northwood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=910
Pebble Hills NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=821
01 - 07 Oct 2018