South Effingham NJROTC defeats South Panola AFJROTC
South Effingham NJROTC defeated South Panola AFJROTC 1074 to 1035 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, South Effingham NJROTC is in sixth place overall and second place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. South Effingham NJROTC was led by, Chaeston Nomayer who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Michael Alexander, Gabrielle Call, and Brandon Wojtowicz. South Effingham NJROTC is from Guyton, GA, and is coached by Terry Stautberg.
South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. After the loss they are in eighth place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Breanna McGregor who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Thomas Harkins, Logan McCool, and Shaniya Poole. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Next up South Effingham NJROTC will compete against Moanalua High School from Honolulu, HI. Moanalua High School currently has a 4 - 1 record. While South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Saint Thomas Academy from Mendota Heights, MN. Saint Thomas Academy currently has a 3 - 2 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=1.1.921099533.1
South Effingham NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1202
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1178
04 - 10 Nov 2019