Grove City NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Brooke Point NJROTC
Grove City NJROTC edged out Brooke Point NJROTC 980.0 to 962.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Grove City NJROTC is in seventeenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Grove City NJROTC was led by, Caroline Richards who shot a 255.4. The remaining contributing members were Darci Ringhiser, Mallory June, and Peyton Zelenak. Grove City NJROTC is from Grove City, OH, and is coached by CDR Dustin Martin.
Snapping a two game win streak Brooke Point NJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in fourteenth place overall and third place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Brooke Point NJROTC was led by, Emma Rempert who shot a 256.4. The remaining contributing members were Logan Major, Noah Matthews, and Angelina Alvarado. Brooke Point NJROTC is from Stafford, and is coached by Major Mike Darnell.
Next up Grove City NJROTC will compete against New Bern NJROTC from New Bern, NC. New Bern NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Brooke Point NJROTC will compete against Washburn Rural AFJROTC from Topeka, KS. Washburn Rural AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021102910494285.1
Grove City NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1634
Brooke Point NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1629
01 - 07 Nov 2021