South Effingham NJROTC Upsets Denver North AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Effingham NJROTC upset Denver North AJROTC 1053 to 1018 last week in the National Air Rifle League. South Effingham NJROTC was able to win despite averaging 10 points lower than Denver North AJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, South Effingham NJROTC is in seventh place overall and second place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. South Effingham NJROTC was led by, Jacob Stapleton who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Michael Alexander, Chaeston Nomayer, and Autumn Novak. South Effingham NJROTC is from Guyton, GA, and is coached by Terry Stautberg.
Denver North AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in tenth place overall and second place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Denver North AJROTC was led by, Elena Farrell who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Seng Ing, Katrena Silletto, and Eva Santistevan. Denver North AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Next up South Effingham NJROTC will compete against Saint Thomas Academy from Mendota Heights, MN. Saint Thomas Academy currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Denver North AJROTC will compete against Gulfport MCJROTC from Gulfport, MS. Gulfport MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.918221281.1
South Effingham NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1202
Denver North AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1183
21 - 27 Oct 2019