West AJROTC defeats Hirschi AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West AJROTC defeated Hirschi AJROTC 913 to 860 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row, West AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 3 - 0 record. West AJROTC was led by Celeste Chavez who shot a 240. The remaining contributing members were Fernando Torres, johann Ameca-Porras, and Luisa Montano-Duran. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Hirschi AJROTC dropped to 0 - 3 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Hirschi AJROTC was led by Harper Wood who shot a 231. The remaining contributing members were Nolan Gallaher, Joshua Hamberg, and Seng Hor. Hirschi AJROTC is from Wichita Falls, TX, and is coached by 1SG James Faurie.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against Gibbs AJROTC from Corryton, TN. Gibbs AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. Hirschi AJROTC will compete against Topeka West AJROTC from Topeka, KS. Topeka West AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Masters 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=1.1.763307410.1
16 - 22 Oct 2017