West Valley AJROTC defeats West AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West Valley AJROTC defeated West AJROTC 1530.9 to 1464.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, West Valley AJROTC is in second place overall and first place within their 'Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. West Valley AJROTC was led by, Angelina Gutierrez who shot a 386.5. The remaining contributing members were Dakotah Goodlake, Samantha Lamb, and Stephanie Ruelas. West Valley AJROTC is from Yakima, Wa, and is coached by 1SG Jeff Parks.
Snapping a two game win streak West AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. After the loss they are in third place overall and second place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season West AJROTC was led by, Hillary Trejo-Nava who shot a 375.0. The remaining contributing members were Daniel Luna-Brown, Jared Hernandez, and Diana DeLaRosa-Ramirez. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Next up West Valley AJROTC will compete against Marion AJROTC from Marion, IN. Marion AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. While West AJROTC has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club 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 regular season going on now. Followed by a single game conference title game for the top two teams in the JROTC and Junior Rifle Club divisions.
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 10.9 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=1.1.916753536.1
West Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1174
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1176
14 - 20 Oct 2019