Marcos de Niza AJROTC Defeats R. L. Paschal AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 949 points, Marcos de Niza AJROTC defeated R. L. Paschal AJROTC. Marcos de Niza AJROTC finishes the season in third place in their Division with a 6 - 1 record. Marcos de Niza AJROTC was led by Alex Hifler who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Brenden Stone, Nick Jordan, and Sam Lumbra. Marcos de Niza AJROTC is from Tempe, AZ, and is coached by MAJ Robert Fore.
R. L. Paschal AJROTC dropped to 1 - 6 on the season. They finish the season in seventh place in their Division. R. L. Paschal AJROTC is from Fort Worth, TX, and is coached by Terry LeBoeuf.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Elite Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. 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 round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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 shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.688451557.1
14 - 20 Nov 2016