St Stephens NJROTC defeats Liberty NJROTC
St Stephens NJROTC defeated Liberty NJROTC 976 to 830 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row, St Stephens NJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 5 - 1 record. St Stephens NJROTC was led by Preston Cline who shot a 254. The remaining contributing members were Anthony Cline, Brandon Maske, and Haydin Benfield. St Stephens NJROTC is from Hickory, NC, and is coached by John Moore.
Liberty NJROTC dropped to 3 - 3 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Liberty NJROTC was led by Lindsay Carvalho who shot a 223. The remaining contributing members were Jaaliyah Murray, Christopher Lew, and Hannah Nguyen. Liberty NJROTC is from Renton, WA, and is coached by John Deehr.
Next up St Stephens NJROTC will compete against William Floyd NJROTC from Mastic Beach, NY. William Floyd NJROTC currently has a 6 - 0 record. Liberty NJROTC will compete against Eugene Ashley NJROTC from Wilmington, NC. Eugene Ashley NJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 record.
These two teams are competing in the Navy JROTC Elite 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=1.1.763350407.1
06 - 12 Nov 2017