Mountain Home NJROTC defeats Fullerton Union AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mountain Home NJROTC defeated Fullerton Union AJROTC 884.6 to 742.5 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Mountain Home NJROTC was led by, Johnathon Mason who shot a 232.4. The remaining contributing members were Trinity Cruse, Chirstian Depoister, and Mason Bright. Mountain Home NJROTC is from Mountain Home, AR, and is coached by Jason Williams.
Fullerton Union AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Fullerton Union AJROTC was led by, Lilly Willis who shot a 229.9. The remaining contributing members were Niall Dunagan, Leonardo Saavedra, and Jack Edwards. Fullerton Union AJROTC is from Fullerton, CA, and is coached by Michael Nels Albertson.
Next up Mountain Home NJROTC will compete against John F. Kennedy AJROTC from Denver, CO. John F. Kennedy AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Fullerton Union AJROTC will compete against Boca Ciega AJROTC from Gulfport, FL. Boca Ciega AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 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 shoot 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=1.1.2022092213155388.1
Mountain Home NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2038
Fullerton Union AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2013
03 - 09 Oct 2022