West AJROTC defeats Bethel AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West AJROTC defeated Bethel AFJROTC 1319 to 1243 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, West AJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. West AJROTC was led by Daniel Ponce de Leon who shot a 341. The remaining contributing members were Kimberly Irazoque-Soriano, Lesly Trejo-Nava, and Ashlyn DeLaRosa-Ramirez. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Bethel AFJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Bethel AFJROTC was led by GERRITT WIEDMEIER who shot a 330. The remaining contributing members were SAVANNAH MARTIN, LEANNA BOYATT, and BRENDON STYF. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by Steve Tkach.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against Ridgeland AFJROTC from Rossville, GA. Ridgeland AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Bethel AFJROTC will compete against C. T. Johnson AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the JROTC Precision Distinguished 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 Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.763353188.1
02 - 08 Oct 2017