Langham Creek AFJROTC defeats Fullerton Union AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Langham Creek AFJROTC defeated Fullerton Union AJROTC 945.8 to 845.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. Langham Creek AFJROTC was led by Joshua Moss who shot a 257.6. The remaining contributing members were Juliet Flores, Leila Menjivar, and Melanie Gutierrez. They are from Houston, TX, and are coached by Steven Rinehart.
Langham Creek AFJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in thirteenth place. Within the Air Force Jrotc Conference they are in first place. They have a 3 - 2 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Fullerton Union AJROTC was led by Lilly Willis who shot a 248.3. The remaining contributing members were Abby Dodds, Niall Dunagan, and Jack Edwards. Fullerton Union AJROTC is from Fullerton, CA, and is coached by Michael Nels Albertson.
Fullerton Union AJROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-second place. They have a 1 - 3 record.
Next up Langham Creek AFJROTC will compete against Ball AJROTC from Galveston, TX. Ball AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. While Fullerton Union AJROTC will compete against LeCanto JROTC from LeCanto, FL. LeCanto JROTC currently has a 0 - 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=1.1.2022101714313157.1
Langham Creek AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2006
Fullerton Union AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2013
24 - 30 Oct 2022