Cross Creek NJROTC defeats Waimea AJROTC
Cross Creek NJROTC defeated Waimea AJROTC 1049 to 1021 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Cross Creek NJROTC is in eighth place overall and third place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Cross Creek NJROTC was led by, Patrick Johnson who shot a 273. The remaining contributing members were Melvin Pell, Jasmine Kelso, and Alyshia Wade. Cross Creek NJROTC is from Augusta, GA, and is coached by CDR Johnathan Shaw.
Waimea AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. After the loss they are in sixteenth place overall and seventh place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Waimea AJROTC was led by, Shannon Caoagdan who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Bergen Ceballos, Norie Mae Ramirez, and Micheal Thompson. Waimea AJROTC is from Waimea, HI, and is coached by Darin Larsen.
Next up Cross Creek NJROTC will compete against Moanalua High School from Honolulu, HI. Moanalua High School currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Waimea AJROTC will compete against Tempe Union High School District AJROTC from Tempe, AZ. Tempe Union High School District AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.919678105.1
Cross Creek NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1201
Waimea AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1190
28 Oct-03 Nov 19