Sickles AFJROTC defeats Grove City NJROTC
Sickles AFJROTC defeated Grove City NJROTC 1061.7 to 1041.5 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. Sickles AFJROTC was led by Zak Belkadir who shot a 275.9. The remaining contributing members were Eva Marcos, Alex Emmons, and Zari Lewis . They are from Tampa, FL, and are coached by MSG William Robinson.
Sickles AFJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in eighth place. Within the Air Force JROTC Conference they are in first place. They have a 3 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Grove City NJROTC was led by Harrison Schaefer who shot a 267.0. The remaining contributing members were Shelby Shaffer, Jack Bowyer, and Caleb Griffin. Grove City NJROTC is from Grove City, OH, and is coached by CDR Dustin Martin.
Grove City NJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in eighteenth place. They have a 1 - 2 record.
This coming week Sickles AFJROTC has a bye week. While Grove City NJROTC will compete against Northgate AFJROTC from Newnan, GA. Northgate AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://www.orionscoringsystem.com/team/LeaguePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023091512010588.3
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.
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, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023100215411066.1
Sickles AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2311
Grove City NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2230
09 - 15 Oct 2023