South Effingham NJROTC Upsets Selma MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Effingham NJROTC upset Selma MCJROTC 1060 to 1054 last week in the National Air Rifle League. South Effingham NJROTC was able to win despite averaging 12 points lower than Selma MCJROTC coming into this game.
Their second win in a row. With the win, South Effingham NJROTC is in ninth place overall and third place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. South Effingham NJROTC was led by Jayce Mock who shot a 276. The remaining contributing members were William Blakeney, Chaeston Nomayor, and Alexander Novack. South Effingham NJROTC is from Guyton, GA, and is coached by Terry Stautberg.
Selma MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in eleventh place overall and third place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Selma MCJROTC was led by Estefanie Lopez who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Samantha Louie, Nicholas Mullins, and Leslie Espinoza. Selma MCJROTC is from Lemoore, CA, and is coached by Mike Romero.
This coming week South Effingham NJROTC has a bye week. While Selma MCJROTC will compete against Pacific MCJROTC from Pacific, MO. Pacific MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.837883317.1
South Effingham NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=919
Selma MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=934
01 - 07 Oct 2018