Union Pines NJROTC defeats Grossmont NJROTC
Union Pines NJROTC defeated Grossmont NJROTC 1047.3 to 884.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Union Pines NJROTC is in sixteenth place overall and third place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Union Pines NJROTC was led by, McKylee Wilkerson who shot a 267.7. The remaining contributing members were Colin Ackerman, Connor Brady, and William Suitt. Union Pines NJROTC is from Cameron, NC, and is coached by Keith Dangerfield.
Grossmont NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Grossmont NJROTC was led by, Oshun Alt who shot a 248.4. The remaining contributing members were Malia Lebhar, Zita Huang, and Molly Blakeley. Grossmont NJROTC is from El Cajon, CA, and is coached by Max Velasquez.
Next up Union Pines NJROTC will compete against Redmond MCJROTC from Redmond, OR. Redmond MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 0 record. While Grossmont NJROTC will compete against Haughton AFJROTC from Haughton, LA. Haughton AFJROTC 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=1.1.2022092213234997.1
Union Pines NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1966
Grossmont NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1972
26 Sep-02 Oct 22