Norview NJROTC defeats Smith Station MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Norview NJROTC defeated Smith Station MCJROTC 1090.7 to 1029.3 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Norview NJROTC is in fourteenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Norview NJROTC was led by, Yariliz Torres who shot a 284.1. The remaining contributing members were Ryan Rydl, Preston Everette, and NiChawn Paige. Norview NJROTC is from Norfolk, VA, and is coached by LCDR Stuart Littlejohn.
Smith Station MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in sixth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Smith Station MCJROTC was led by, Kari Smith who shot a 271.9. The remaining contributing members were Kaley Hopper, Elijah Howard, and Maxine Naranjo. Smith Station MCJROTC is from Smith Station, AL, and is coached by Major William Bolden.
Next up Norview NJROTC will compete against Zion Benton NJROTC from Zion, IL. Zion Benton NJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Smith Station MCJROTC will compete against Round Rock MCJROTC from Round Rock, TX. Round Rock MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 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=1.1.2022092213280143.1
Norview NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1964
Smith Station MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1954
03 - 09 Oct 2022