Gettysburg Area AJROTC Upsets Hawthorne NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Gettysburg Area AJROTC upset Hawthorne NJROTC 797 to 745 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Gettysburg Area AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 63 points lower than Hawthorne NJROTC coming into this game.
They currently have a 1 - 2 record. Gettysburg Area AJROTC was led by, Hunter Williams who shot a 227. The remaining contributing members were Berit Miller, Jordan Shaffer, and Hunter Tosten. Gettysburg Area AJROTC is from Gettysburg, PA, and is coached by LTC Michael Wertz.
Hawthorne NJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. Hawthorne NJROTC was led by, Veronica Harris who shot a 207. The remaining contributing members were Hugo Alvarez, Andrew Huitron, and Jonathon Priebe. Hawthorne NJROTC is from Hawthorne, CA, and is coached by CDR Don Urquidez.
Next up Gettysburg Area AJROTC will compete against Topeka West AJROTC from Topeka, KS. Topeka West AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Hawthorne NJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.918223126.1
Gettysburg Area AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1252
Hawthorne NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1301
21 - 27 Oct 2019