Walhalla AJROTC defeats Tempe Union High School District AJROTC
Walhalla AJROTC defeated Tempe Union High School District AJROTC 1046 to 1014 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Walhalla AJROTC is in nineteenth place overall and ninth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 3 record. Walhalla AJROTC was led by, Bianca Montieth who shot a 277. The remaining contributing members were Jayme Hernandez , Lilee Watkins , and Elizabeth Bryant . Walhalla AJROTC is from Walhalla, SC, and is coached by Kevin Mangan.
Tempe Union High School District AJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 record. After the loss they are in twenty-first place overall and tenth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Tempe Union High School District AJROTC was led by, Joseph Sweeney who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Blair Chance, Jacob Manoguerra, and Alex Meyers. Tempe Union High School District AJROTC is from Tempe, AZ, and is coached by MAJ Robert Fore.
Next up Walhalla AJROTC will compete against Selma MCJROTC from Selma, CA. Selma MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. While Tempe Union High School District AJROTC will compete against Fontana MCJROTC from Fontana, CA. Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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=1.1.922541004.1
Walhalla AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1181
Tempe Union High School District AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1188
11 - 17 Nov 2019