Northgate AFJROTC defeats Bellevue West AFJROTC
Northgate AFJROTC defeated Bellevue West AFJROTC 989.1 to 928.3 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Northgate AFJROTC is in tenth place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Northgate AFJROTC was led by, Asa Weil who shot a 258.9. The remaining contributing members were Nicholas Cano, Holly Metz, and Nicholas DeSimone. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by James Dorsey.
Snapping a two game win streak Bellevue West AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. After the loss they are in twentieth place overall and third place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. Bellevue West AFJROTC was led by, William Jacober who shot a 251.0. The remaining contributing members were Claire Denton, Ryan Brevik, and William Barnard. Bellevue West AFJROTC is from Bellevue, NE, and is coached by Stephen Vanderhoof.
Next up Northgate AFJROTC will compete against Washburn Rural AFJROTC from Topeka, KS. Washburn Rural AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Bellevue West AFJROTC will compete against Skyline AJROTC from Dallas. Skyline AJROTC currently has a 2 - 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021100517422549.1
Northgate AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1623
Bellevue West AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1624
11 - 17 Oct 2021