St Pauls AJROTC defeats Union AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season St Pauls AJROTC defeated Union AFJROTC 1009.5 to 874.6 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. St Pauls AJROTC was led by, Barbara Bravo who shot a 260.9. The remaining contributing members were Ethan Little, Ingrid Banos, and Daniela Gonzalez. St Pauls AJROTC is from St Pauls, NC, and is coached by 1SG John Gillespie.
Union AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in sixth place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. Union AFJROTC was led by, Red Khanal who shot a 236.2. The remaining contributing members were Leigha Key, Keily Juarez, and Ella Williams. Union AFJROTC is from Broken Arrow, OK, and is coached by Rick Turner.
Next up St Pauls AJROTC will compete against Bonanza AJROTC from Las Vegas, NV. Bonanza AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Union AFJROTC will compete against Washburn Rural AFJROTC from Topeka, KS. Washburn Rural AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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=1.1.2022092213242609.1
St Pauls AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1996
Union AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2003
03 - 09 Oct 2022