South Effingham NJROTC defeats Laurens NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Effingham NJROTC defeated Laurens NJROTC 1068 to 977 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, South Effingham NJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. South Effingham NJROTC was led by Joshua Carroll who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were William Blakeney, Lucas Payne, and Ronny Pierson. South Effingham NJROTC is from Guyton, GA, and is coached by Terry Stautberg.
Laurens NJROTC dropped to 1 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Laurens NJROTC was led by Ben Carter who shot a 248. The remaining contributing members were Elizabeth Medlin, Lukas Holtzclaw, and Kyle Kresch. Laurens NJROTC is from Laurens, SC, and is coached by Anthony Linardi.
Next up South Effingham NJROTC will compete against Hawthorne NJROTC from Hawthorne, CA. Hawthorne NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Laurens NJROTC will compete against Lubbock NJROTC from Lubbock, TX. Lubbock NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Navy JROTC Champions 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 Champions Division is the most difficult division in the league. 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=1.1.688456822.1
03 - 09 Oct 2016