North Port NJROTC defeats Stewarts Creek AJROTC
North Port NJROTC defeated Stewarts Creek AJROTC 943.6 to 920.9 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. North Port NJROTC was led by John Miller who shot a 268.3. The remaining contributing members were Brady Cortiville, Jordan Wager, and Austin Nottingham. They are from North Port, FL, and are coached by Dee Barnes.
North Port NJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in eighth place. Within the Navy Jrotc Conference they are in fifth place. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by Elsie Unverzagt who shot a 245.3. The remaining contributing members were Thomas Abdelmesah, Lorenzo Gilbert, and Samantha Dix. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by LTC Joel Payne.
Stewarts Creek AJROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in thirteenth place. They have a 0 - 2 record.
Next up North Port NJROTC will compete against Hazel Green NJROTC from Hazel Green, AL. Hazel Green NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against Hawthorne NJROTC from Hawthorne, CA. Hawthorne NJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://www.orionscoringsystem.com/team/LeaguePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023091512010588.3
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.
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, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023101013591102.1
North Port NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2335
Stewarts Creek AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2319
16 - 22 Oct 2023