Lubbock NJROTC defeats Hawthorne NJROTC
Lubbock NJROTC defeated Hawthorne NJROTC 1041 to 880 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Lubbock NJROTC is in fifth place in their Division with a 2 - 3 record. Lubbock NJROTC was led by Marc Gomez who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Zachary Bartlett, Adriana Chacon, and Jacob Bocanegra. Lubbock NJROTC is from Lubbock, TX, and is coached by CMDCM Mark Hayes.
Hawthorne NJROTC dropped to 1 - 4 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Hawthorne NJROTC was led by JONATHON VILLAGOMEZ who shot a 235. The remaining contributing members were MEGHAN UITZ, Javier Moreno, and NICK MONCADA. Hawthorne NJROTC is from Hawthorne, CA, and is coached by CDR Don Urquidez.
Next up Lubbock NJROTC will compete against Pebble Hills NJROTC from El Paso, TX. Pebble Hills NJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 record. Hawthorne NJROTC will compete against Ramona NJROTC from Ramona, CA. Ramona NJROTC currently has a 3 - 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=1.1.688456858.1
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