South Effingham NJROTC defeats Easley NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Effingham NJROTC defeated Easley NJROTC 1075 to 924 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, South Effingham NJROTC is in fourth place in their Division with a 3 - 3 record. South Effingham NJROTC was led by William Blakeney who shot a 273. The remaining contributing members were William Pierson, Joseph Keeton, and Jayce Mock. South Effingham NJROTC is from Guyton, GA, and is coached by Terry Stautberg.
Easley NJROTC dropped to 0 - 6 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Easley NJROTC was led by Alexandra Poston who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Stephany Rivera, Makenzie Keith, and Elizabeth Poole. Easley NJROTC is from Easley, SC, and is coached by Bill Ross.
Next up South Effingham NJROTC will compete against Cross Creek NJROTC from Augusta, GA. Cross Creek NJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. Easley NJROTC will compete against Parlier NJROTC from Parlier, CA. Parlier NJROTC currently has a 0 - 6 record.
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 league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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=1.1.763348815.1
06 - 12 Nov 2017