Red River Rangers Narrowly Defeats Mayfield AFJROTC
Red River Rangers edged out Mayfield AFJROTC 2082.9 to 2063.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Red River Rangers was led by Victoria McClung who shot a 599.4. The remaining contributing members were Grayson Muller, Elizabeth Walker, and Addison Burnley. They are from Shreveport, LA, and are coached by Christopher Simon/ Clayton Brakeville.
Red River Rangers is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in sixth place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in third place. They have a 1 - 4 record.
Mayfield AFJROTC was led by Peter Vasquez who shot a 539.1. The remaining contributing members were Anthony Jaramillo, Zacharia Sanchez, and Jackson Grimes. Mayfield AFJROTC is from Las Cruces, NM, and is coached by Val Bigger.
Mayfield AFJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in eighth place. They have a 2 - 3 record.
Next up Red River Rangers will compete against Guthrie JROTC from Guthrie, OK. Guthrie JROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Mayfield AFJROTC will compete against Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports from Houston, TX. Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports 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 Standing Air Rifle match. The match is nearly identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 60 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 60 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=1.1.2022102415560334.1
Red River Rangers team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1936
Mayfield AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1937
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