Northgate AFJROTC defeats Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Northgate AFJROTC defeated Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC 1019.0 to 783.7 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Northgate AFJROTC is in eleventh place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Northgate AFJROTC was led by, Nicholas Cano who shot a 265.0. The remaining contributing members were Holly Metz, Asa Weil, and Christopher Sipple. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by James Dorsey.
Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC was led by, Jennifer Fang who shot a 204.5. The remaining contributing members were David Whisenhunt, Anthony Kelly, and James Nordellia. Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC is from Lugoff, SC, and is coached by Rayford McDowell.
Next up Northgate AFJROTC will compete against Bellevue West AFJROTC from Bellevue, WA. Bellevue West AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC will compete against Moberly AJROTC from Moberly, MO. Moberly AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 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 10.9 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.
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=1.1.2021092316455904.1
Northgate AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1623
Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1685
04 - 10 Oct 2021