West AJROTC Defeats Leavenworth AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 1351 points, West AJROTC defeated Leavenworth AJROTC. West AJROTC finishes the season in third place in their Division with a 5 - 1 record. West AJROTC was led by Daniel Ponce de Leon who shot a 350. The remaining contributing members were Kimberly Irazoque-Soriano, Ashlyn DeLaRosa-Ramirez, and Lesly Trejo-Nava. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Leavenworth AJROTC dropped to 0 - 6 on the season. They finish the season in tenth place in their Division. Leavenworth AJROTC is from Leavenworth, KS, and is coached by Christopher Hyde.
These two teams are competing in the JROTC Precision 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 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 Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.763353204.1
13 - 19 Nov 2017