Shawnee Mission North NJROTC defeats York Comprehensive NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Shawnee Mission North NJROTC defeated York Comprehensive NJROTC 873 to 699 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Shawnee Mission North NJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. Shawnee Mission North NJROTC was led by AUDREY BRANDT who shot a 226. The remaining contributing members were CARLEE O'NEILL, LARS HOLMBERG, and COLIN CRABTREE. Shawnee Mission North NJROTC is from Shawnee Mission, KS, and is coached by Greg Ruminer.
York Comprehensive NJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in tenth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season York Comprehensive NJROTC was led by LaDreque Cherry who shot a 224. The remaining contributing members were Ashley Nance, Jason Garza, and caleb Tanner. York Comprehensive NJROTC is from York, SC, and is coached by SCPO Scott Moss.
Next up Shawnee Mission North NJROTC will compete against St Stephens NJROTC from Hickory, NC. St Stephens NJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. York Comprehensive NJROTC will compete against El Camino Real NJROTC from Woodland Hills, CA. El Camino Real NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Navy JROTC Elite 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=1.1.763350363.1
02 - 15 Oct 2017