Waimea AJROTC defeats Abraham Lincoln AJROTC
Waimea AJROTC defeated Abraham Lincoln AJROTC 1021 to 975 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Waimea AJROTC is in fifteenth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 3 record. Waimea AJROTC was led by, Bergen Ceballos who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Norie Mae Ramirez, Micheal Thompson, and Kylan Takakusagi. Waimea AJROTC is from Waimea, HI, and is coached by Darin Larsen.
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. After the loss they are in twenty-third place overall. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC was led by, Saul Claustro who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Isabel Galindo, Diana Perez, and Eduardo Villalobos. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by MSG Mark Beasley.
Next up Waimea AJROTC will compete against East River AJROTC from Orlando, FL. East River AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. While Abraham Lincoln AJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.922541000.1
Waimea AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1190
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1191
11 - 17 Nov 2019