Hazel Green NJROTC defeats Northview NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Hazel Green NJROTC defeated Northview NJROTC 1028.1 to 941.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Hazel Green NJROTC was led by Jarrett Thurman who shot a 261.3. The remaining contributing members were James Tuttle, Ryan Huffman, and Emily Monroe. They are from Hazel Green, AL, and are coached by Terry Bill.
Hazel Green NJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they finish the regular season in forty-second place. Within the Navy Jrotc Conference they finish in eighth place. They finished the regular season with a 2 - 3 record.
The cut scores for next season are still unofficial, however thanks to their performance this season Hazel Green NJROTC likely qualifies for the Distinguished Division in the 2023 National Air Rifle League Season.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Northview NJROTC was led by Nathaniel Decker who shot a 246.0. The remaining contributing members were Kate Stinson, Michael Cody, and Damon McDuffie. Northview NJROTC is from Bratt, FL, and is coached by Jeff Simpkins Shane Ahalt.
Northview NJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they finish the regular season in fiftieth place. Within the Navy Jrotc Conference they finish in tenth place. They finished the regular season with a 3 - 4 record.
The cut scores are still unofficially, however Northview NJROTC likely will qualify for the Elite 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=1.1.2022110717205407.1
Hazel Green NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2053
Northview NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2049
14 - 20 Nov 2022