West Broward AJROTC defeats Palo Verde Valley AJROTC
West Broward AJROTC defeated Palo Verde Valley AJROTC 1020 to 984 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, West Broward AJROTC is in second place overall and first place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. West Broward AJROTC was led by Lauren White who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Andrea Aylwin, Nistula Seshadri, and Joseph Carpio. West Broward AJROTC is from Pembroke Pines, FL, and is coached by LTC Kenneth Merkel.
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fifteenth place overall and eighth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC was led by Karime Silva-cid who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Jaden King, Jace Hepner, and William Schall. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is from Blythe, CA, and is coached by Tony Mcbride.
Next up West Broward AJROTC will compete against United South MCJROTC from Laredo, TX. United South MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Palo Verde Valley AJROTC will compete against Henry County NJROTC from McDonough, GA. Henry County NJROTC currently has a 1 - 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.837884010.1
West Broward AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=863
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=847
01 - 07 Oct 2018