Seneca Valley AJROTC defeats Northgate AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Seneca Valley AJROTC defeated Northgate AFJROTC 1032.5 to 948.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Seneca Valley AJROTC is in ninth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Seneca Valley AJROTC was led by, Logan Randall who shot a 272.8. The remaining contributing members were Hayden Pearce, Wesley Marks, and Lexi Bardos. Seneca Valley AJROTC is from Harmony, PA, and is coached by 1SG Angelo Lettiere.
Northgate AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fifth place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Northgate AFJROTC was led by, Holly Metz who shot a 263.9. The remaining contributing members were Katriel Porter, Jonathan Gonyea, and Azucena Vazquez. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by Meoyskie Porter.
Next up Seneca Valley AJROTC will compete against Fort Payne AJROTC from Fort Payne, AL. Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Northgate AFJROTC will compete against Battle Ground AFJROTC from Battle Ground, WA. Battle Ground AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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=1.1.2022092213242597.1
Seneca Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1985
Northgate AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2002
03 - 09 Oct 2022