West Broward AJROTC defeats St Pauls AJROTC
West Broward AJROTC defeated St Pauls AJROTC 1033 to 958 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, West Broward AJROTC is in second place overall and first place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 5 - 0 record. West Broward AJROTC was led by, Nistula Seshadri who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Lauren White, Joelle Lanoue, and Joseph Carpio. West Broward AJROTC is from Pembroke Pines, FL, and is coached by LTC Kenneth Merkel.
St Pauls AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twenty-fifth place overall. St Pauls AJROTC was led by, Diana DeLeon who shot a 254. The remaining contributing members were Jennifer Cabrera, Maria DeLeon, and Trevor Everitte. St Pauls AJROTC is from St Pauls, NC, and is coached by Stephen Hill.
Next up West Broward AJROTC will compete against Hopewell AJROTC from Huntersville, NC. Hopewell AJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. While St Pauls AJROTC will compete against Pueblo West AJROTC from Pueblo West, CO. Pueblo West AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 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=1.1.844632436.1
West Broward AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=863
St Pauls AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=858
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