Pace NJROTC defeats James River NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pace NJROTC defeated James River NJROTC 1093.9 to 1034.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Pace NJROTC is in eleventh place overall and fourth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Pace NJROTC was led by, Gabriella Pickard who shot a 278.8. The remaining contributing members were Amaya Shirley, Collin Neville, and Sydney Robinett. Pace NJROTC is from Pace, FL, and is coached by John Baker.
James River NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. James River NJROTC was led by, Berend Vandermeer who shot a 277.5. The remaining contributing members were Jeremy Tuck, Hayden Boyles, and Grant Stankiewicz. James River NJROTC is from Midlothian, VA, and is coached by PSCM Steve Prince.
Next up Pace NJROTC will compete against Redmond MCJROTC from Redmond, OR. Redmond MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While James River NJROTC will compete against Ansbach AJROTC from Ansbach, Germany. Ansbach AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 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=1.1.2022092213280131.1
Pace NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1962
James River NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1960
03 - 09 Oct 2022