Oxford NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Grove City Christian School
Shooting their highest score of the season Oxford NJROTC edged out Grove City Christian School 987.1 to 978.3 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Oxford NJROTC was led by Reese Reynolds who shot a 271.7. The remaining contributing members were Nhu Huynh, Angelica Kopec, and Alexa Robertson. They are from Oxford, MA, and are coached by Ed Kay.
Oxford NJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in fortieth place. Within the Navy Jrotc Conference they are in seventh place. They have a 3 - 1 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Grove City Christian School was led by Carter Freeman who shot a 268.8. The remaining contributing members were Rhesa Yank, Leah Cawley, and Austin Hunter. Grove City Christian School is from Grove City, OH, and is coached by Curt Mayhew.
Grove City Christian School is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirty-fifth place. They have a 1 - 3 record.
Next up Oxford NJROTC will compete against Grove City NJROTC from Grove City. Grove City NJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While Grove City Christian School will compete against Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports from Houston, TX. Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports 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=1.1.2022101714313096.1
Oxford NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2052
Grove City Christian School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1983
24 - 30 Oct 2022