Mariner AJROTC Narrowly Defeats West Valley MCJROTC
Mariner AJROTC edged out West Valley MCJROTC 1150.2 to 1144.3 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Mariner AJROTC was led by Eryka Vazquez who shot a 291.2. The remaining contributing members were Nathan Krokstrom, Elyssa Vazquez, and Leelend Aldrich. They are from Cape Coral, FL, and are coached by Marybeth Williams.
Mariner AJROTC is competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in second place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in first place. They have a 3 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season West Valley MCJROTC was led by Amy Roberts who shot a 294.7. The remaining contributing members were Wyatt Hamlin, Ebin Arzac, and Kyle Sharpton. West Valley MCJROTC is from Fairbanks, AK, and is coached by SSgt Travis Walker.
West Valley MCJROTC is also competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in tenth place. They have a 1 - 3 record.
Next up Mariner AJROTC will compete against Pacific MCJROTC from Pacific, MO. Pacific MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. While West Valley MCJROTC will compete against Trigger Time 4-H Shooting Education Club from Bristow, VA. Trigger Time 4-H Shooting Education Club currently has a 3 - 1 record.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://www.orionscoringsystem.com/team/LeaguePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023091512010588.3
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.
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, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023101014004900.1
Mariner AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2298
West Valley MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2262
16 - 22 Oct 2023