Ball AJROTC defeats Northside AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Ball AJROTC defeated Northside AJROTC 1016 to 952 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their sixth win in a row, Ball AJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 6 - 0 record. Ball AJROTC was led by Maricela Salinas who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Christopher Bonnette, Dreylon Blankenship, and Fatima Estrada. Ball AJROTC is from Galveston, TX, and is coached by Mark Knight.
Snapping a two game win streak Northside AJROTC dropped to 4 - 2 on the season. They are currently in third place in their Division. Northside AJROTC was led by Christa Head who shot a 249. The remaining contributing members were Rudy Vasquez, Rafael Orellana, and Rebecca Chacon. Northside AJROTC is from Fort Smith, AR, and is coached by 1SG Steve Lowdermilk.
Next up Ball AJROTC will compete against Taylor County AJROTC from Perry, FL. Taylor County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. Northside AJROTC will compete against Dinwiddie AJROTC from Prince George, VA. Dinwiddie AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 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, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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=1.1.763306539.1
06 - 12 Nov 2017