Onate NJROTC defeats Los Alamos NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Onate NJROTC defeated Los Alamos NJROTC 943 to 903 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Onate NJROTC is in fourth place in their Division with a 2 - 1 record. Onate NJROTC was led by Izabell Homer who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Antoinette Villalpando, Crystal Parra, and Sky Cao. Onate NJROTC is from Las Cruces, NM, and is coached by Robert Rodriguez.
Los Alamos NJROTC dropped to 0 - 3 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Los Alamos NJROTC was led by Neil Wilkerson who shot a 249. The remaining contributing members were Julio Shipman, David Kwei, and Awan Ellenwood. Los Alamos NJROTC is from Los Alamos, Uni, and is coached by Timothy Graziani.
Next up Onate NJROTC will compete against Union Pines NJROTC from Cameron, NC. Union Pines NJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. Los Alamos NJROTC will compete against Pebble Hills NJROTC from El Paso, TX. Pebble Hills NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Navy JROTC 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, 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=1.1.763359313.1
09 - 15 Oct 2017