Marcos de Niza AJROTC defeats Joliet Central AJROTC
Marcos de Niza AJROTC defeated Joliet Central AJROTC 966 to 895 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row, Marcos de Niza AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 3 - 0 record. Marcos de Niza AJROTC was led by Nick Jordan who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Brenden Stone, Alex Hifler, and Daryann Tullie. Marcos de Niza AJROTC is from Tempe, AZ, and is coached by MAJ Robert Fore.
Joliet Central AJROTC dropped to 2 - 2 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Joliet Central AJROTC was led by Jose Garcia who shot a 232. The remaining contributing members were Calli Cromwell, Jesus Chavez, and Hannah Rausch. Joliet Central AJROTC is from Joliet, IL, and is coached by SFC Craig Foster.
Next up Marcos de Niza AJROTC will compete against St Pauls AJROTC from St Pauls, NC. St Pauls AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. Joliet Central AJROTC will compete against R. L. Paschal AJROTC from Fort Worth, TX. R. L. Paschal AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record.
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=1.1.688451567.1
17 - 23 Oct 2016