New Caney AJROTC defeats Seneca Valley AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season New Caney AJROTC defeated Seneca Valley AJROTC 988 to 963 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row, New Caney AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 3 - 0 record. New Caney AJROTC was led by Riley Bernardic who shot a 256. The remaining contributing members were Steven Daum, Cohen Jones, and Trevor Gaines. New Caney AJROTC is from New Caney, TX, and is coached by MAJ Mike Conner.
Seneca Valley AJROTC dropped to 1 - 2 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Seneca Valley AJROTC was led by Nathan Adomaitis who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Joshua Reeb, Alex Boyer, and Joshua Thompson. Seneca Valley AJROTC is from Harmony, PA, and is coached by Angelo Lettiere.
Next up New Caney AJROTC will compete against Fort Pierce Westwood AJROTC from Fort Pierce, FL. Fort Pierce Westwood AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. Seneca Valley AJROTC will compete against Leavenworth AJROTC from Leavenworth, KS. Leavenworth AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Governors 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 round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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=1.1.688452597.1
17 - 23 Oct 2016