Marcos de Niza AJROTC Narrowly Defeats St Pauls AJROTC
Marcos de Niza AJROTC edged out St Pauls AJROTC 1002 to 997 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Marcos de Niza AJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 4 - 2 record. Marcos de Niza AJROTC was led by Alex Hifler who shot a 262. The remaining contributing members were Brenden Stone, Sam Lumbra, and Joseph Sweeney. Marcos de Niza AJROTC is from Tempe, AZ, and is coached by MAJ Robert Fore.
St Pauls AJROTC dropped to 2 - 4 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. St Pauls AJROTC was led by Trevor Everitte who shot a 254. The remaining contributing members were Diana DeLeon, Luis Monter, and Dezmon Bridges. St Pauls AJROTC is from St Pauls, NC, and is coached by Stephen Hill.
Next up Marcos de Niza AJROTC will compete against Martha Layne Collins AJROTC from Shelbyville, KY. Martha Layne Collins AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. St Pauls AJROTC will compete against New Caney AJROTC from New Caney, TX. New Caney AJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 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=1.1.763305081.1
06 - 12 Nov 2017