Missouri Military Academy Upsets New Bern NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Missouri Military Academy upset New Bern NJROTC 954 to 857 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Missouri Military Academy was able to win despite averaging 32 points lower than New Bern NJROTC coming into this game.
They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Missouri Military Academy was led by, William Baker who shot a 245. The remaining contributing members were Evan Dawson, Rene Garcia, and Lance Newland. Missouri Military Academy is from Mexico, MO, and is coached by CPT Joseph Balvanz.
New Bern NJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. New Bern NJROTC was led by, Aung Oo who shot a 237. The remaining contributing members were Son Tzu, Edward Moore, and Brian Davis. New Bern NJROTC is from New Bern, NC, and is coached by LCDR Ronald Fry.
Next up Missouri Military Academy will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While New Bern NJROTC will compete against Harold L. Richards NJROTC from Oak Lawn, IL. Harold L. Richards NJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.918223114.1
Missouri Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1220
New Bern NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1297
21 - 27 Oct 2019