Grove City NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Oxford NJROTC
Grove City NJROTC edged out Oxford NJROTC 975.7 to 963.6 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Grove City NJROTC was led by Shelby Shaffer who shot a 254.5. The remaining contributing members were Jade Miller, Mason Stewart, and Brandi Allen. They are from Grove City, and are coached by Dustin Martin.
Grove City NJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirty-sixth place. Within the Navy Jrotc Conference they are in sixth place. They have a 3 - 3 record.
Oxford NJROTC was led by Reese Reynolds who shot a 261.4. The remaining contributing members were Angelica Kopec, Nhu Huynh, and Paige Reynolds. Oxford NJROTC is from Oxford, MA, and is coached by Ed Kay.
Oxford NJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirty-ninth place. Within the Navy Jrotc Conference they are in seventh place. They have a 3 - 2 record.
This coming week Grove City NJROTC has a bye week. While Oxford NJROTC 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=1.1.2022102511122083.1
Grove City NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1970
Oxford NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2052
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