Norview NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Kelly Walsh MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Norview NJROTC edged out Kelly Walsh MCJROTC 1082.9 to 1079.6 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Norview NJROTC is in thirteenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Norview NJROTC was led by, Yariliz Torres who shot a 284.7. The remaining contributing members were Desirae Edrich, NiChawn Paige, and Avejah Manset. Norview NJROTC is from Norfolk, VA, and is coached by LCDR Stuart Littlejohn.
Kelly Walsh MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. After the loss they are in twelfth place overall and third place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC was led by, Payton Raffensperger who shot a 288.5. The remaining contributing members were Tyanna Montgomery, Derek Hernandez, and Camren Ehrlich. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC is from Casper, WY, and is coached by MGySgt Fred Pickering.
Next up Norview NJROTC will compete against Ramona MCJROTC from Riverside, CA. Ramona MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. While Kelly Walsh MCJROTC will compete against Warrenton Rifles from Warrenton, VA. Warrenton Rifles currently has a 2 - 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021102910372253.1
Norview NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1611
Kelly Walsh MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1607
01 - 07 Nov 2021