Eastern AJROTC defeats Harold L. Richards NJROTC
Eastern AJROTC defeated Harold L. Richards NJROTC 914.9 to 794.5 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Eastern AJROTC was led by Eryn Ratacizak who shot a 254.7. The remaining contributing members were Jonathan Schweikert, Amanda Irizarry, and Zinash Cox. They are from Louisville, KY, and are coached by John D. Sallee.
Eastern AJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in ninth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in seventh place. They have a 5 - 1 record.
Harold L. Richards NJROTC was led by Abigail Schrode who shot a 216.5. The remaining contributing members were Kathlyn Vo, Kylie Schaefer, and Cyrus Pacheco. Harold L. Richards NJROTC is from Oak Lawn, IL, and is coached by Douglas Groter.
Harold L. Richards NJROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in thirteenth place. They have a 3 - 3 record.
Next up Eastern AJROTC will compete against Juneau District Rifle Team from Juneau, AK. Juneau District Rifle Team currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Harold L. Richards NJROTC will compete against Union AFJROTC from Broken Arrow, OK. Union AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 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=1.1.2022103115260063.1
Eastern AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2010
Harold L. Richards NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2044
07 - 13 Nov 2022