Ansbach AJROTC defeats Manatee AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Ansbach AJROTC defeated Manatee AJROTC 969.0 to 940.2 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Ansbach AJROTC was led by Eva Saunders who shot a 262.1. The remaining contributing members were Max Balcilio, Loch Wollenzien, and August Bulinski. They are from Ansbach, Germany, and are coached by Christopher Buchanan.
Ansbach AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in forty-second place. They have a 1 - 3 record.
Manatee AJROTC was led by Evan Gonzalez who shot a 241.9. The remaining contributing members were Kylee Souders, Janae Henderson, and Aubrey Highers . Manatee AJROTC is from Bradenton, FL, and is coached by Brian Krcelic.
Manatee AJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirty-eighth place. They have a 0 - 3 record.
Next up Ansbach AJROTC will compete against Hoke County AJROTC from Raeford, NC. Hoke County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Manatee AJROTC will compete against Marion AJROTC from Marion, IN. Marion AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://www.orionscoringsystem.com/team/LeaguePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023091512010588.3
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023101014005316.1
Ansbach AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2285
Manatee AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2291
16 - 22 Oct 2023