Northwood AJROTC defeats Treasure Coast AFJROTC
Northwood AJROTC defeated Treasure Coast AFJROTC 894 to 744 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Northwood AJROTC was led by Brooklyn Delpapa who shot a 229. The remaining contributing members were Cayce Matlock, Jack West, and Matthew Hofner. Northwood AJROTC is from Shreveport, LA, and is coached by LTC Byron Lafield.
Treasure Coast AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in seventh place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' division. Treasure Coast AFJROTC was led by Matthew Martin who shot a 217. The remaining contributing members were Jeremy Kuzma, Aramis Birkhimer, and Brandon Melendez. Treasure Coast AFJROTC is from Port St. Lucie, FL, and is coached by MSgt Thomas Frazier.
Next up Northwood AJROTC will compete against Pebble Hills NJROTC from El Paso, TX. Pebble Hills NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Treasure Coast AFJROTC will compete against Abraham Clark MCJROTC from Roselle, NJ. Abraham Clark MCJROTC 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=1.1.837883666.1
Northwood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=910
Treasure Coast AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=899
24 - 30 Sep 2018