Grossmont NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Lumen Christi Archangels
Shooting their highest score of the season Grossmont NJROTC edged out Lumen Christi Archangels 919.0 to 906.6 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Grossmont NJROTC was led by Zita Huang who shot a 257.6. The remaining contributing members were Malia Lebhar, Oshun Alt, and Molly Blakeley. They are from El Cajon, CA, and are coached by Max Velasquez.
Grossmont NJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in forty-first place. Within the Navy Jrotc Conference they are in seventh place. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Lumen Christi Archangels was led by Hazel Wotring who shot a 238.4. The remaining contributing members were Nicholas Boring, Erik Holmquist, and Liv Crosby . Lumen Christi Archangels is from Anchorage, AK, and is coached by Brian A Ross.
Lumen Christi Archangels is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in forty-fourth place. They have a 0 - 3 record.
Next up Grossmont NJROTC will compete against Grove City NJROTC from Grove City. Grove City NJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. While Lumen Christi Archangels will compete against Earl Warren AFJROTC from San Antonio, TX. Earl Warren AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 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=1.1.2022101115025279.1
Grossmont NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1972
Lumen Christi Archangels team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1980
17 - 23 Oct 2022