Pascagoula NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Zion Benton NJROTC
Pascagoula NJROTC edged out Zion Benton NJROTC 1135.2 to 1129.9 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. Pascagoula NJROTC was led by Sam Nason who shot a 286.5. The remaining contributing members were Dayanara Alvarado Lopez, Diego Ramos, and Haleiana Jones. They are from Pascagoula, MS, and are coached by Greg Goley.
Pascagoula NJROTC is competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in third place. Within the Navy Jrotc Conference they are in second place. They have a 4 - 1 record.
Snapping a five game win streak Zion Benton NJROTC was led by Addyson Gustafson who shot a 286.6. The remaining contributing members were Kalinn White, Miah Leong, and Brianna Benedetto. Zion Benton NJROTC is from Zion, IL, and is coached by Dan Hackstein.
Zion Benton NJROTC is also competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in first place. Within the Navy Jrotc Conference they are in first place. They have a 5 - 1 record.
Next up Pascagoula NJROTC will compete against C. T. Johnson AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. While Zion Benton NJROTC will compete against Bradley Central AJROTC from Cleveland, TN. Bradley Central AJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record.
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 regular season going on now, followed by the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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=1.1.2022102511121949.1
Pascagoula NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1963
Zion Benton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1961
31 Oct-06 Nov 22