Zion Benton NJROTC defeats Kelly Walsh MCJROTC
Zion Benton NJROTC defeated Kelly Walsh MCJROTC 1140.7 to 1113.7 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row. Zion Benton NJROTC was led by Brianna Benedetto who shot a 290.1. The remaining contributing members were Gianna Gomez, Miah Leong, and Nathan Zelaya. They are from Zion, IL, and are coached by Dan Hackstein.
Zion Benton NJROTC is competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in first place. Within the Navy JROTC Conference they are in first place. They have a 4 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Kelly Walsh MCJROTC was led by Skyson Jiminez-Tandal who shot a 281.5. The remaining contributing members were Abriela Parsons, Treston Jiminez-Tandal, and Reese Brahaney. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC is from Casper, WY, and is coached by MGySgt Fred Pickering.
Kelly Walsh MCJROTC is also competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in thirteenth place. They have a 1 - 3 record.
Next up Zion Benton NJROTC will compete against Pace NJROTC from Pace, FL. Pace NJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Kelly Walsh MCJROTC will compete against Northridge MCJROTC from Greeley, CO. Northridge MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 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=1.1.2023101014004953.1
Zion Benton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2245
Kelly Walsh MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2326
16 - 22 Oct 2023