Oxford NJROTC defeats John F. Kennedy AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Oxford NJROTC defeated John F. Kennedy AJROTC 927.8 to 854.5 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Oxford NJROTC was led by, Reese Reynolds who shot a 262.5. The remaining contributing members were Angelica Kopec, Alexa Robertson, and Lillyanne Overstreet. Oxford NJROTC is from Oxford, MA, and is coached by Ed Kay.
John F. Kennedy AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season John F. Kennedy AJROTC was led by, Emily Serrano who shot a 262.8. The remaining contributing members were Armando Garcia-Pineda, Tan Tran, and Orailly Penaloza. John F. Kennedy AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Next up Oxford NJROTC will compete against Shawnee NJROTC from Louisville, KY. Shawnee NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While John F. Kennedy AJROTC will compete against Mountain Home NJROTC from Mountain Home, AR. Mountain Home NJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 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 shoot 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=1.1.2022092213242575.1
Oxford NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2052
John F. Kennedy AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2001
03 - 09 Oct 2022