St Stephens NJROTC defeats Chambersburg Area Sr NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season St Stephens NJROTC defeated Chambersburg Area Sr NJROTC 999 to 294 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, St Stephens NJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. St Stephens NJROTC was led by Preston Cline who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Aaron Ramos, Haydin Benfield, and Brandon Maske. St Stephens NJROTC is from Hickory, NC, and is coached by John Moore.
Chambersburg Area Sr NJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in ninth place in their Division. Chambersburg Area Sr NJROTC was led by christopher glunt who shot a 80. The remaining contributing members were carlos antonino, ivy blum, and jaylen thomas. Chambersburg Area Sr NJROTC is from Chambersburg, PA, and is coached by CDR Bruce Apgar.
Next up St Stephens NJROTC will compete against Shawnee Mission North NJROTC from Shawnee Mission, KS. Shawnee Mission North NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. Chambersburg Area Sr NJROTC will compete against William Floyd NJROTC from Mastic Beach, NY. William Floyd NJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Navy JROTC Elite 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=1.1.763350357.1
02 - 08 Oct 2017