South Effingham NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Fontana MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Effingham NJROTC edged out Fontana MCJROTC 1115.0 to 1102.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, South Effingham NJROTC is in eighth place overall and third place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. South Effingham NJROTC was led by, Michael Alexander who shot a 296.0. The remaining contributing members were Gabrielle Call, Ryton Ekern, and Vincent Amster. South Effingham NJROTC is from Guyton, GA, and is coached by Terry Stautberg.
Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in fifth place overall and first place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Fontana MCJROTC was led by, Emily Romero who shot a 284.6. The remaining contributing members were Jasmine Arguello, Ashley Padilla, and Samantha Gomez. Fontana MCJROTC is from Fontana, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Harkley.
Next up South Effingham NJROTC will compete against Warrenton Rifles from Warrenton, VA. Warrenton Rifles currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Fontana MCJROTC has a bye week.
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 10.9 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=1.1.2021101917051666.1
South Effingham NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1617
Fontana MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1608
25 - 31 Oct 2021