Milton NJROTC defeats Grove City NJROTC
Milton NJROTC defeated Grove City NJROTC 992.9 to 968.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Milton NJROTC was led by Skyler Harris who shot a 255.7. The remaining contributing members were Mason Maxsom, Alexsamder Paiden, and Faith Harris. They are from Milton, FL, and are coached by Rob Fernandez.
Milton NJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they finish the regular season in twenty-ninth place. Within the Navy Jrotc Conference they finish in fifth place. They finished the regular season with a 5 - 2 record.
The cut scores for next season are still unofficial, however thanks to their performance this season Milton NJROTC likely qualifies for the Distinguished Division in the 2023 National Air Rifle League Season.
Grove City NJROTC was led by Jack Bowyer who shot a 253.9. The remaining contributing members were Leo Yoder, Jacob Kline, and Peyton Zelenak. Grove City NJROTC is from Grove City, and is coached by Dustin Martin.
Grove City NJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they finish the regular season in thirty-seventh place. Within the Navy Jrotc Conference they finish in sixth place. They finished the regular season with a 3 - 4 record.
The cut scores for next season are still unofficial, however thanks to their performance this season Grove City NJROTC likely qualifies for the Distinguished Division in the 2023 National Air Rifle League Season.
Post-season teams and squadding will be posted to the league website and emailed to coaches shortly.
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=1.1.2022110717205324.1
Milton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2040
Grove City NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1970
14 - 20 Nov 2022