Palo Verde Valley AJROTC defeats Seneca Valley AJROTC
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC defeated Seneca Valley AJROTC 992 to 967 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is in eleventh place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' division. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC was led by Karime Silva-cid who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Jaden King, Jace Hepner, and William Schall. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is from Blythe, CA, and is coached by Tony Mcbride.
Seneca Valley AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in twenty-fifth place overall. Seneca Valley AJROTC was led by Nathan Adomaitis who shot a 256. The remaining contributing members were Mackenna Omara, Joshua Thompson, and Darius Smith. Seneca Valley AJROTC is from Harmony, PA, and is coached by 1SG Angelo Lettiere.
Next up Palo Verde Valley AJROTC will compete against West Broward AJROTC from Pembroke Pines, FL. West Broward AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Seneca Valley AJROTC will compete against Chambersburg NJROTC from Chambersburg, PA. Chambersburg NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.837883668.1
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=847
Seneca Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=904
24 - 30 Sep 2018