Ramona NJROTC defeats Laurens NJROTC
Ramona NJROTC defeated Laurens NJROTC 1052 to 940 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Ramona NJROTC finishes the season in third place in their Division with a 5 - 2 record. Ramona NJROTC was led by Nicole Lewis who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Marisa Houry, Joseph Schultz, and Hailey Henshaw. Ramona NJROTC is from Ramona, CA, and is coached by CPO Bob Richardson.
By virtue of finishing in the top four in the Champions Division this season, Ramona NJROTC will once again be squadded in the Champion's Division in the 2017 season.
Laurens NJROTC dropped to 2 - 5 on the season. They finish the season in sixth place in their Division. Laurens NJROTC was led by Ben Carter who shot a 241. The remaining contributing members were Elizabeth Medlin, Lukas Holtzclaw, and Kyle Kresch. Laurens NJROTC is from Laurens, SC, and is coached by Anthony Linardi.
These two teams are competing in the Navy JROTC Champions 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 Champions Division is the most difficult division in the league. 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=1.1.688456832.1
14 - 20 Nov 2016