Laurens NJROTC defeats Hawthorne NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Laurens NJROTC defeated Hawthorne NJROTC 1011 to 936 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Laurens NJROTC is in fifth place in their Division with a 2 - 2 record. Laurens NJROTC was led by Lukas Holtzclaw who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were James Medlin, Elizabeth Medlin, and Ben Carter. Laurens NJROTC is from Laurens, SC, and is coached by Anthony Linardi.
Hawthorne NJROTC dropped to 1 - 3 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Hawthorne NJROTC was led by NICK MONCADA who shot a 251. The remaining contributing members were Javier Moreno, JONATHON VILLAGOMEZ, and MEGHAN UITZ. Hawthorne NJROTC is from Hawthorne, CA, and is coached by CDR Don Urquidez.
Next up Laurens NJROTC will compete against Cross Creek NJROTC from Augusta, GA. Cross Creek NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. Hawthorne NJROTC will compete against Lubbock NJROTC from Lubbock, TX. Lubbock NJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 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=1.1.688456850.1
24 - 30 Oct 2016