Missouri Military Academy defeats West AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Missouri Military Academy defeated West AJROTC 980 to 901 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Missouri Military Academy was led by, Lance Newland who shot a 250. The remaining contributing members were Rene Garcia, Evan Dawson, and William Baker. Missouri Military Academy is from Mexico, MO, and is coached by CPT Joseph Balvanz.
Snapping a two game win streak West AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. West AJROTC was led by, Ignacio Serrano who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Aracely Marquez, Austin Rutherford, and Seth Gonzalez. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Next up Missouri Military Academy will compete against Marion AJROTC from Marion, IN. Marion AJROTC currently has a 4 - 0 record. While West AJROTC will compete against Grove City NJROTC from Grove City, OH. Grove City NJROTC currently has a 3 - 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.919679724.1
Missouri Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1220
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1225
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