Clark AFJROTC defeats Palo Verde Valley AJROTC
Clark AFJROTC defeated Palo Verde Valley AJROTC 1012 to 965 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Clark AFJROTC finishes the season in fifteenth place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They finished the season with a 3 - 3 record. Clark AFJROTC was led by, Alexandra Ruckstuhl who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Jonathan Niester, Isaiah Esquivel, and Christian Ramirez. Clark AFJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by Col Jerry Couvillion.
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC finished the season with a 2 - 3 record. They finishes the season in twenty-third place overall. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC was led by, Karime Silva-cid who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Jace Hepner, Jaden King, and William Schall. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is from Blythe, CA, and is coached by Tony Mcbride.
Next up Clark AFJROTC will compete against Joliet West AJROTC from Joliet, IL. Joliet West AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. While Palo Verde Valley AJROTC will compete against Norview NJROTC from Norfolk, VA. Norview NJROTC currently has a 6 - 0 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=1.1.846168391.1
Clark AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=854
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=847
05 - 11 Nov 2018