Aiken NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Easley NJROTC
Aiken NJROTC edged out Easley NJROTC 1014 to 999 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Aiken NJROTC is in fifth place in their Division with a 1 - 1 record. Aiken NJROTC was led by Isabelle Blystone who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Carly Burgess, Dalton Dunson, and Haydon Larson. Aiken NJROTC is from Aiken, SC, and is coached by LT Timothy Marinelli.
Easley NJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Easley NJROTC was led by Alexandra Poston who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Sandra Rodriquez, Zach Gestring, and Alexis Bader. Easley NJROTC is from Easley, SC, and is coached by Bill Ross.
Next up Aiken NJROTC will compete against Cross Creek NJROTC from Augusta, GA. Cross Creek NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. Easley NJROTC will compete against McDowell NJROTC from Marion, NC. McDowell NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Navy JROTC 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 league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.763348777.1
09 - 15 Oct 2017