Georgia Competitive Shooters Narrowly Defeats Granbury MCJROTC
By a slim three point margin Georgia Competitive Shooters edged out Granbury MCJROTC 1552 to 1549 last week in the National Air Rifle League Precision Championship Tournament. With the win Georgia Competitive improved their record to 8 - 1. Georgia Competitive Shooters was led by Molly McGhin who shot a 391. The remaining contributing members were Eddy Jared, Addy Burrow, Sawyer Williams, and Veronica Stanley. Georgia Competitive Shooters is from Griffin, GA, and is coached by Lisa Kelley.
Georiga Competitive Shooters will advance to the championship game this week. They will take on top seeded The Shooters Edge from Sarasota Florida. These two teams meet already in the regular season. The Shooters edge won that game by 20 points.
Granbury MCJROTC finishes the season with a 8 - 1 record, including winning the JROTC Precision Champions Division during the regular season. Granbury MCJROTC was led by Kelcy MCGRATH who shot a 393. The remaining contributing members were Makenize SHEFFIELD, Trinity HATHAWAY, Clarissa LAYLAND, and Brittney PINCKARD. Granbury MCJROTC is from Granbury, TX, and is coached by LtCol Scott Casey.
The post-season tournament is for the top eight teams in the National Air Rifle Precision 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 that concluded in November. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, going on now, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.778540618.1
04 - 10 Dec 2017