Union Pines NJROTC defeats Pebble Hills NJROTC
Union Pines NJROTC defeated Pebble Hills NJROTC 990 to 907 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row, Union Pines NJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 5 - 1 record. Union Pines NJROTC was led by Dustin Bigford who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Emma Motta, Katelyn Gootee, and Tony Dugan. Union Pines NJROTC is from Cameron, NC, and is coached by Keith Dangerfield.
Pebble Hills NJROTC dropped to 1 - 5 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Pebble Hills NJROTC was led by Ruben Ramirez who shot a 253. The remaining contributing members were Anthony Vildosola, David Carpio, and Alejandro Tizcareno. Pebble Hills NJROTC is from El Paso, TX, and is coached by Anthony J. Arellano.
Next up Union Pines NJROTC will compete against Grossmont NJROTC from El Cajon, CA. Grossmont NJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. Pebble Hills NJROTC will compete against Onate NJROTC from Las Cruces, NM. Onate NJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Navy 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=1.1.763359339.1
06 - 12 Nov 2017