Topeka West AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Topeka West AJROTC edged out Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC 886.3 to 867.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Topeka West AJROTC was led by, Cesar Arteaga who shot a 227.1. The remaining contributing members were Butch Graham, Jaffar Abu-Nasser, and Brielle Belshe. Topeka West AJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by Johnnie Fields.
Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC was led by, Adrian Montano who shot a 248.6. The remaining contributing members were Stephanie Dominguez, Jose Nieto, and Anessa Cordova. Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC is from Albuquerque, NM, and is coached by GYSGT Tim Shaner.
Next up Topeka West AJROTC will compete against Las Vegas AJROTC from Las Vegas, NV. Las Vegas AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC will compete against Woodlawn Leadership Academy from Shreveport, Louisiana. Woodlawn Leadership Academy currently has a 0 - 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021100517422652.1
Topeka West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1616
Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1658
11 - 17 Oct 2021