West Valley MCJROTC defeats Seneca Valley AJROTC
West Valley MCJROTC defeated Seneca Valley AJROTC 1092.9 to 1050.2 in the 2024 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. West Valley MCJROTC was led by Kyle Sharpton who shot a 285.7. The remaining contributing members were Katie Ojaniemi, Rahziel Brooks, and Ahkmad Acosta. 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 eleventh place. Within the Marine Corps Jrotc Conference they are in fifth place. They have a 3 - 0 record.
Snapping a two game win streak Seneca Valley AJROTC was led by James Shibata who shot a 270.8. The remaining contributing members were Wesley Marks, Maria Wilson, and Nathalia Villaneuva-Smith. Seneca Valley AJROTC is from Harmony, PA, and is coached by COL Howard Keebler.
Seneca Valley AJROTC is also competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-fourth place. They have a 2 - 1 record.
Next up West Valley MCJROTC will compete against Palm Bay MCJROTC from Melbourne, FL. Palm Bay MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Seneca Valley AJROTC will compete against Bradley Central AJROTC from Cleveland, TN. Bradley Central AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 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=1.1.2024100716484085.1
West Valley MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2624
Seneca Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2548
14 - 20 Oct 2024