West AJROTC Upsets Henry J Kaiser AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West AJROTC upset Henry J Kaiser AJROTC 914 to 900 last week in the National Air Rifle League. West AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 80 points lower than Henry J Kaiser AJROTC coming into this game.
They currently have a 1 - 1 record. West AJROTC was led by, Aracely Marquez who shot a 239. The remaining contributing members were Austin Rutherford, Ignacio Serrano, and Juan Flores. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Henry J Kaiser AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. Henry J Kaiser AJROTC was led by, Ruben Perez who shot a 253. The remaining contributing members were Joshua Furgerson, Mayra Ayala Garcia, and Amber Ibarra Gomez. Henry J Kaiser AJROTC is from Fontana, CA, and is coached by Michael Burk.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against William Floyd NJROTC from Mastic Beach, NY. William Floyd NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Henry J Kaiser AJROTC will compete against Pickaway Diabolos from Circleville, OH. Pickaway Diabolos currently has a 1 - 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.916767289.1
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1225
Henry J Kaiser AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1221
14 - 20 Oct 2019