Union Pines NJROTC defeats Mattoon AJROTC
Union Pines NJROTC defeated Mattoon AJROTC 1038.9 to 979.5 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row. Union Pines NJROTC was led by McKylee Wilkerson who shot a 274.8. The remaining contributing members were Braeden Conn, Connor Brady, and William Suitt. They are from Cameron, NC, and are coached by Keith Dangerfield.
Union Pines NJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in fourth place. Within the Navy Jrotc Conference they are in second place. They have a 4 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Mattoon AJROTC was led by Larissa Kelly who shot a 264.8. The remaining contributing members were Nevaeh Ledbetter, Alexander Whitaker, and Jack Burton. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Mattoon AJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirty-sixth place. They have a 2 - 2 record.
This coming week Union Pines NJROTC has a bye week. While Mattoon AJROTC also has a bye week.
Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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=1.1.2022101115025171.1
Union Pines NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1966
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1999
17 - 23 Oct 2022