West Valley MCJROTC defeats Bensalem MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West Valley MCJROTC defeated Bensalem MCJROTC 1113.0 to 1030.7 in the 2024 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. West Valley MCJROTC was led by Kyle Sharpton who shot a 293.9. The remaining contributing members were Katie Ojaniemi, Ahkmad Acosta, and Ally Ojaniemi. They are from Fairbanks, AK, and are coached by SSgt Travis Walker.
West Valley MCJROTC is competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in thirteenth place. Within the Marine Corps Jrotc Conference they are in fifth place. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Bensalem MCJROTC was led by Samantha Flynn who shot a 269.7. The remaining contributing members were Michael Sit, Pari Patel, and Eden Grey. Bensalem MCJROTC is from Bensalem, PA, and is coached by MSgt Shawn Worthen.
Overall Bensalem MCJROTC is ranked fifty-second. They have a 0 - 2 record.
Next up West Valley MCJROTC will compete against Seneca Valley AJROTC from Harmony, PA. Seneca Valley AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Bensalem MCJROTC will compete against Austin E Lathrop AJROTC from Fairbanks, AK. Austin E Lathrop AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://rezults.scopos.tech/league/1.1.2024072508570849.3/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2024092613304923.1
West Valley MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2624
Bensalem MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2628
07 - 13 Oct 2024