West Broward AJROTC defeats Smith Station MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West Broward AJROTC defeated Smith Station MCJROTC 1065 to 1029 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row. With the win, West Broward AJROTC is in first place overall and first place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 0 record. West Broward AJROTC was led by, Nistula Seshadri who shot a 272. The remaining contributing members were Edward Gispert, Andrea Aylwin, and Justin Barnes. West Broward AJROTC is from Pembroke Pines, FL, and is coached by Kenneth Merkel.
Snapping a thre game win streak Smith Station MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fifteenth place overall and third place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Smith Station MCJROTC was led by, Chase Peterson who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Robert Alexander, Elixandra Cruz, and Sierra Martin. Smith Station MCJROTC is from Smith Station, AL, and is coached by Major William Bolden.
Next up West Broward AJROTC will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Smith Station MCJROTC will compete against Eldorado MCJROTC from Albuquerque, NM. Eldorado MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.918223064.1
West Broward AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1246
Smith Station MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1272
21 - 27 Oct 2019