Grove City Christian School Narrowly Defeats Royal MCJROTC
Grove City Christian School edged out Royal MCJROTC 988.9 to 985.6 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Grove City Christian School was led by Carter Freeman who shot a 264.4. The remaining contributing members were Jake Wilson, Leah Cawley, and Austin Hunter. They are from Grove City, OH, and are coached by Curt Mayhew.
Grove City Christian School is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirtieth place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in fourth place. They have a 3 - 3 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Royal MCJROTC was led by Jenna Johnson who shot a 257.9. The remaining contributing members were Diego Martinez, Jason Pierce, and Jesus Morales. Royal MCJROTC is from Pattison, TX, and is coached by LaShan Bland.
Royal MCJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in forty-first place. They have a 2 - 5 record.
Next up Grove City Christian School will compete against Joliet West AJROTC from Joliet, IL. Joliet West AJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record. While Royal MCJROTC will compete against Earl Warren AFJROTC from San Antonio, TX. Earl Warren AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record.
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=1.1.2022103115260054.1
Grove City Christian School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1983
Royal MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1974
07 - 13 Nov 2022