Zion Benton NJROTC defeats Pace NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Zion Benton NJROTC defeated Pace NJROTC 1151.7 to 1085.7 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Zion Benton NJROTC is in first place overall and first place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Zion Benton NJROTC was led by, Saylet Hernandez who shot a 295.0. The remaining contributing members were Niko Jackson, Kalinn White, and Amarisa Jackson. Zion Benton NJROTC is from Zion, IL, and is coached by Dan Hackstein.
Pace NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in tenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Pace NJROTC was led by, Amberlyn Lovelady who shot a 274.5. The remaining contributing members were Caitlin Proper, Sebastian Snively, and Janeilys Perez. Pace NJROTC is from Pace, FL, and is coached by John Baker.
Next up Zion Benton NJROTC will compete against La Cueva MCJROTC from Albuquerque, NM. La Cueva MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Pace NJROTC will compete against Bradley Central AJROTC from Cleveland, TN. Bradley Central AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021092316200564.1
Zion Benton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1598
Pace NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1614
04 - 10 Oct 2021