Marcos de Niza AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Joliet Central AJROTC
Marcos de Niza AJROTC edged out Joliet Central AJROTC 965.6 to 963.1 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Marcos de Niza AJROTC was led by Ethan Zazueta who shot a 255.8. The remaining contributing members were Ben Mitnik, Raeghan Willis, and Andrew Boyd. They are from Tempe, AZ, and are coached by MAJ Robert Fore.
Marcos de Niza AJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in seventh place. Within the Army JROTC Conference they are in second place. They have a 1 - 3 record.
Snapping a thre game win streak Shooting their highest team score of the season Joliet Central AJROTC was led by Mya Solorazano who shot a 266.6. The remaining contributing members were Mia Rosiles, Heidi Lopez, and Saniya Sherrod. Joliet Central AJROTC is from Joliet, IL, and is coached by SSG Calvin L. Lee.
Joliet Central AJROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in ninth place. Within the Army JROTC Conference they are in third place. They have a 3 - 1 record.
Next up Marcos de Niza AJROTC will compete against Patuxent NJROTC from Lusby, MD. Patuxent NJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. While Joliet Central AJROTC will compete against Chaparral NJROTC from Las Vegas, NV. Chaparral NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 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=1.1.2023101615305470.1
Marcos de Niza AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2281
Joliet Central AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2276
23 - 29 Oct 2023