Missouri Military Academy Narrowly Defeats Moberly AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Missouri Military Academy edged out Moberly AJROTC 1077.5 to 1073.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Missouri Military Academy was led by Zijie Zhou who shot a 272.6. The remaining contributing members were Xiang Chen, Eliseo Buch, and Marco Afane. They are from Mexico, MO, and are coached by Joseph Balvanz.
Missouri Military Academy is competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in nineteenth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in sixth place. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Moberly AJROTC was led by Jenna Walz who shot a 275.5. The remaining contributing members were MacKenzie Hopper, Joseph Gibbs, and Anastaza Buckner. Moberly AJROTC is from Moberly, MO, and is coached by 1SG Jeff Parks.
Moberly AJROTC is also competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in seventeenth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in fifth place. They have a 3 - 1 record.
Next up Missouri Military Academy will compete against Clarkrange AJROTC from Clarkrange, TN. Clarkrange AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Moberly AJROTC will compete against Kelly Walsh MCJROTC from Casper, WY. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record.
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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=1.1.2022101714313012.1
Missouri Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1946
Moberly AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1995
24 - 30 Oct 2022