Marcos de Niza AJROTC defeats New Caney AJROTC
Marcos de Niza AJROTC defeated New Caney AJROTC 992 to 917 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Marcos de Niza AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. Marcos de Niza AJROTC was led by Brenden Stone who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Alex Hifler, Sam Lumbra, and Colleen Wright. Marcos de Niza AJROTC is from Tempe, AZ, and is coached by MAJ Robert Fore.
New Caney AJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. New Caney AJROTC was led by Joshua Minor who shot a 242. The remaining contributing members were Trevor Gaines, Sandra Armendariz, and Cameron Richner. New Caney AJROTC is from New Caney, TX, and is coached by CW5 Jimenez.
Next up Marcos de Niza AJROTC will compete against Leavenworth AJROTC from Leavenworth, KS. Leavenworth AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. New Caney AJROTC will compete against North AJROTC from Denver, CO. North AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 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, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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=1.1.763305031.1
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