Binghamton Rifle Club defeats Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC
Binghamton Rifle Club defeated Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC 1024 to 897 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Binghamton Rifle Club is in second place overall and first place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' division. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Binghamton Rifle Club was led by Jonah Allen who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Claudia Allen, Simon Joyner, and Matthew Hensel. Binghamton Rifle Club is from Binghamton, NY, and is coached by Peter Matwey.
Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in eighth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' division. Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC was led by Amber Navarrete who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Caleb Horton, Nolan Smith, and Alexis Chavez. Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC is from Albuquerque, NM, and is coached by GySgt Tim Shaner.
Next up Binghamton Rifle Club will compete against Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club from San Jose, CA. Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC will compete against Grove City NJROTC from Grove City, OH. Grove City NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.837883596.1
Binghamton Rifle Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=889
Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=857
24 - 30 Sep 2018