Denver North AJROTC defeats Waimea AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Denver North AJROTC defeated Waimea AJROTC 1054 to 1031 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Denver North AJROTC is in seventh place overall and first place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Denver North AJROTC was led by, Elena Farrell who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Seng Ing, Eva Santistevan, and Katrena Silletto. Denver North AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Waimea AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fourteenth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Waimea AJROTC was led by, Shannon Caoagdan who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Bergen Ceballos, David Rickards, and Norie Mae Ramirez. Waimea AJROTC is from Waimea, HI, and is coached by Darin Larsen.
Next up Denver North AJROTC will compete against South Effingham NJROTC from Guyton, GA. South Effingham NJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Waimea AJROTC will compete against Fontana MCJROTC from Fontana, CA. Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 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=1.1.916755109.1
Denver North AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1183
Waimea AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1190
14 - 20 Oct 2019