Pueblo West AJROTC defeats Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club
Pueblo West AJROTC defeated Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club 966 to 914 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Pueblo West AJROTC is in twenty-first place overall and tenth place within their 'Army Jrotc' division. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Pueblo West AJROTC was led by Zoe Ellis who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Alex Racine, Kailey Arrigo, and Hailey Ure. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West, CO, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fifth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' division. Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club was led by Emily Macias who shot a 249. The remaining contributing members were Dylan Galiotto, Kylar Lee, and Eleanor Yang. Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club is from San Jose, CA, and is coached by Michael Davis.
Next up Pueblo West AJROTC will compete against West Ashley NJROTC from Charleston, SC. West Ashley NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club will compete against Binghamton Rifle Club from Binghamton, NY. Binghamton Rifle Club currently has a 1 - 0 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=1.1.837883670.1
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=826
Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=882
24 - 30 Sep 2018