South Brunswick AJROTC Narrowly Defeats North Brunswick AJROTC
South Brunswick AJROTC edged out North Brunswick AJROTC 1034 to 1026 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, South Brunswick AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by Katlyn Brown who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Tommy Nguyen, Christina Girard, and Taylor Morgan. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Gary Crowden.
North Brunswick AJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. North Brunswick AJROTC was led by Justin Asbury who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Jennifer Buenrostro, Kevin Willetts, and Joshua Ockerman. North Brunswick AJROTC is from Leland, NC, and is coached by Timothy Washington.
Next up South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against North Mesquite AJROTC from Mesquite, TX. North Mesquite AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. North Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Distinguished Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. 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 round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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 shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.688454468.1
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