Union Pines NJROTC defeats Grossmont NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Union Pines NJROTC defeated Grossmont NJROTC 1048 to 977 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Union Pines NJROTC finishes the season in second place in their Division with a 6 - 1 record. Union Pines NJROTC was led by Emma Motta who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Jake Munguia, Tony Dugan, and Dustin Bigford. Union Pines NJROTC is from Cameron, NC, and is coached by Keith Dangerfield.
Grossmont NJROTC dropped to 4 - 3 on the season. They finish the season in third place in their Division. Grossmont NJROTC was led by Kayla Mendoza who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Calista Zaenger, Cynthia Cortez, and Paulina Mendoza. Grossmont NJROTC is from El Cajon, CA, and is coached by Mark Brosnan.
These two teams are competing in the Navy JROTC 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 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=1.1.763359315.1
13 - 19 Nov 2017