Warrenton Rifles Narrowly Defeats Joliet West AJROTC
Warrenton Rifles edged out Joliet West AJROTC 1014 to 996 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Warrenton Rifles is in fifth place overall and second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Warrenton Rifles was led by, Jacob Schoonenberg who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Seth Carver, Gage Davenport, and Alexis Jerde. Warrenton Rifles is from Warrenton, VA, and is coached by Claude Davenport.
Joliet West AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. After the loss they are in twenty-fourth place overall and ninth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Joliet West AJROTC was led by, Samuel Servande who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Gabriela Principe, Angel Patino, and Naomi Jimenez. Joliet West AJROTC is from Joliet, IL, and is coached by Benjamin White.
Next up Warrenton Rifles will compete against New Caney AJROTC from New Caney, TX. New Caney AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Joliet West AJROTC 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.918223074.1
Warrenton Rifles team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1255
Joliet West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1223
21 - 27 Oct 2019