Laurens NJROTC defeats Pebble Hills NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Laurens NJROTC defeated Pebble Hills NJROTC 983 to 937 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Laurens NJROTC is in fifth place in their Division with a 2 - 3 record. Laurens NJROTC was led by Lukas Holtzclaw who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Caleb Patterson, Nate Williams, and Ben Carter. Laurens NJROTC is from Laurens, SC, and is coached by Anthony Linardi.
Pebble Hills NJROTC dropped to 1 - 4 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Pebble Hills NJROTC was led by David Carpio who shot a 240. The remaining contributing members were Ruben Ramirez, Alejandro Tizcareno, and Tyrone Love. Pebble Hills NJROTC is from El Paso, TX, and is coached by Anthony J. Arellano.
Next up Laurens NJROTC will compete against Los Alamos NJROTC from Los Alamos, Uni. Los Alamos NJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. Pebble Hills NJROTC will compete against Union Pines NJROTC from Cameron, NC. Union Pines NJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 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=1.1.763359337.1
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