Grossmont NJROTC defeats Los Alamos NJROTC
Grossmont NJROTC defeated Los Alamos NJROTC 1015 to 926 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Grossmont NJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Grossmont NJROTC was led by Calista Zaenger who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Cynthia Cortez, Keilani Hill, and Kayla Mendoza. Grossmont NJROTC is from El Cajon, CA, and is coached by Mark Brosnan.
Los Alamos NJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Los Alamos NJROTC was led by Neil Wilkerson who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Alexander Tuning, Julio Shipman, and Awan Ellenwood. Los Alamos NJROTC is from Los Alamos, Uni, and is coached by Timothy Graziani.
Next up Grossmont NJROTC will compete against Onate NJROTC from Las Cruces, NM. Onate NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. Los Alamos NJROTC will compete against Apache Junction NJROTC from Apache Junction, AZ. Apache Junction NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Navy 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, 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=1.1.763359297.1
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