Palo Verde Valley AJROTC defeats Ball AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Palo Verde Valley AJROTC defeated Ball AJROTC 928 to 809 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC was led by Ashley Fabanich who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Trace Mefford, Javon Payne, and Shaula Watson. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is from Blythe, CA, and is coached by Tony McBride.
Ball AJROTC dropped to 1 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in their Division. Ball AJROTC was led by Christopher Bonnette who shot a 239. The remaining contributing members were Fatima Estrada, Maricela Salinas, and Paige West. Ball AJROTC is from Galveston, TX, and is coached by Mark Knight.
Next up Palo Verde Valley AJROTC will compete against La Porte AJROTC from La Porte, TX. La Porte AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Ball AJROTC will compete against Wichita Falls JROTC from Wichita Falls, TX. Wichita Falls JROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Leaders 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=1.1.688456337.1
03 - 09 Oct 2016