Northgate AFJROTC defeats Battle Ground AFJROTC
Northgate AFJROTC defeated Battle Ground AFJROTC 938.5 to 773.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Northgate AFJROTC was led by Laina Thongs who shot a 251.2. The remaining contributing members were Azucena Vazquez, Jonathan Gonyea, and Nicholas DeSimone. They are from Newnan, GA, and are coached by Meoyskie Porter.
Northgate AFJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirty-fifth place. Within the Air Force Jrotc Conference they are in third place. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Battle Ground AFJROTC was led by Matthew Long who shot a 240.5. The remaining contributing members were Isaac Yenderrozos, Redmond VanDyne, and Charles Weiner. Battle Ground AFJROTC is from Battle Ground, WA, and is coached by Lt Col Andrew Woodrow.
Battle Ground AFJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in fifty-third place. Within the Air Force Jrotc Conference they are in sixth place. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Next up Northgate AFJROTC will compete against Grove City Christian School from Grove City, OH. Grove City Christian School currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Battle Ground AFJROTC will compete against Royal MCJROTC from Pattison, TX. Royal MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record.
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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=1.1.2022100317274844.1
Northgate AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2002
Battle Ground AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2009
10 - 16 Oct 2022