Onate NJROTC defeats Cookeville American Legion Post 46
Onate NJROTC defeated Cookeville American Legion Post 46 914 to 739 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Onate NJROTC is in tenth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Onate NJROTC was led by Katelin Ashby who shot a 240. The remaining contributing members were Andreas Martinez, Levi Richins, and Crystal Parra. Onate NJROTC is from Las Cruces, NM, and is coached by Robert Rodriguez.
Cookeville American Legion Post 46 currently has a 0 - 2 record. Cookeville American Legion Post 46 was led by Jake Sloan who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Kaitlyn Foster, Benjamin Murphy, and Travis Gentry. Cookeville American Legion Post 46 is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by Marty Goodman.
Next up Onate NJROTC will compete against New Caney AJROTC from New Caney, TX. New Caney AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Cookeville American Legion Post 46 has a bye week.
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=1.1.837883962.1
Onate NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=839
Cookeville American Legion Post 46 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=843
01 - 07 Oct 2018