Warrenton Rifles Narrowly Defeats Patuxent NJROTC
Warrenton Rifles edged out Patuxent NJROTC 1105.5 to 1101.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. Warrenton Rifles finishes the season in fourth place overall and first place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They finished the season with a 5 - 2 record. Warrenton Rifles was led by, Seth Carver who shot a 282.7. The remaining contributing members were Alexis Jerde, Julia Austin, and Hunter Brown. Warrenton Rifles is from Warrenton, VA, and is coached by Claude Davenport.
Patuxent NJROTC finished the season with a 3 - 4 record. They finishes the season in fifth place overall and second place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Patuxent NJROTC was led by, Antara Parekhji who shot a 286.2. The remaining contributing members were Madeline Vetting , Christopher Mardones, and Gabrielle Price . Patuxent NJROTC is from Lusby, MD, and is coached by 1stSgt Jeffrey Treiber.
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 10.9 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=1.1.2021110809412279.1
Warrenton Rifles team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1606
Patuxent NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1612
15 - 21 Nov 2021