Union Pines NJROTC defeats Pelahatchie AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Union Pines NJROTC defeated Pelahatchie AJROTC 994 to 940 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Union Pines NJROTC is in eighteenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Union Pines NJROTC was led by, Shaun Garza who shot a 256. The remaining contributing members were Shelby Motta, Jaida Holder, and Will Baddour. Union Pines NJROTC is from Whispering Pines, NC, and is coached by Keith Dangerfield.
Pelahatchie AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Pelahatchie AJROTC was led by, Kayleigh Keys who shot a 239. The remaining contributing members were Macy McCamon , Landin Pierce, and Jose Banuelas. Pelahatchie AJROTC is from Pelahatchie, MS, and is coached by John Gough.
Next up Union Pines NJROTC will compete against Onate NJROTC from Las Cruces, NM. Onate NJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. While Pelahatchie AJROTC will compete against Northwood AJROTC from Shreveport, LA. Northwood AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.918223084.1
Union Pines NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1285
Pelahatchie AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1231
21 - 27 Oct 2019