North Brunswick AJROTC defeats Stewarts Creek AJROTC
North Brunswick AJROTC defeated Stewarts Creek AJROTC 1035 to 928 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fifth win in a row, North Brunswick AJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 5 - 0 record. North Brunswick AJROTC was led by Justin Asbury who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Ashley Buenrostro, Jennifer Buenrostro, and Katherine Kelly. North Brunswick AJROTC is from Leland, NC, and is coached by George L. Williams.
Stewarts Creek AJROTC dropped to 1 - 4 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by Jayce Hatcher who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Joseph Figueredo, Zachary Parsons, and Fady Thabet. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by LTC Joel Payne.
Next up North Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Clarkrange AJROTC from Clarkrange, TN. Clarkrange AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record. Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against Southern Garrett AJROTC from Oakland, MD. Southern Garrett AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 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, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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=1.1.763338844.1
30 Oct-05 Nov 17