South Effingham NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Parlier NJROTC
South Effingham NJROTC edged out Parlier NJROTC 1038 to 1020 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, South Effingham NJROTC is in fourth place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. South Effingham NJROTC was led by Lucas Payne who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were William Pierson, William Blakeney, and Joseph Keeton. South Effingham NJROTC is from Guyton, GA, and is coached by Terry Stautberg.
Parlier NJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Parlier NJROTC was led by Jose Aguila who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Anabel Silva, Arnoldo Ayala, and Jennifer Sanchez. Parlier NJROTC is from Parlier, CA, and is coached by Mark Bristol.
Next up South Effingham NJROTC will compete against Zion Benton Township from Zion, IL. Zion Benton Township currently has a 1 - 0 record. Parlier NJROTC will compete against Ramona NJROTC from Ramona, CA. Ramona NJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 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=1.1.763348783.1
09 - 15 Oct 2017