South Brunswick AJROTC Narrowly Defeats North Mesquite AJROTC
South Brunswick AJROTC edged out North Mesquite AJROTC 1002 to 988 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, South Brunswick AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by Tommy Nguyen who shot a 257. The remaining contributing members were Rayana Edge, Kourtney Burton, and Victor Ramirez. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Gary Crowden.
North Mesquite AJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season North Mesquite AJROTC was led by Alma Duran who shot a 253. The remaining contributing members were Bradley Srader, Jesse Spyker, and Matthew Wallace. North Mesquite AJROTC is from Mesquite, TX, and is coached by Billy Tollison.
Next up South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Brandon AJROTC from Brandon, MS. Brandon AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. North Mesquite AJROTC will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Distinguished 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 league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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 shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.688454484.1
10 - 23 Oct 2016