Pearl River NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Summerville NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pearl River NJROTC edged out Summerville NJROTC 983 to 982 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Pearl River NJROTC is in eighteenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Pearl River NJROTC was led by JaMyron Dorsey who shot a 262. The remaining contributing members were Daniel Zechenelly, Emma Lee, and Summer Brown. Pearl River NJROTC is from Pearl River, LA, and is coached by Timothy Lane.
Summerville NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twenty-third place overall and sixth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Summerville NJROTC was led by Abigail Aquino who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Parker Cross, Sean Nadeau, and James Broach. Summerville NJROTC is from Summerville, SC, and is coached by Steve Compton.
Next up Pearl River NJROTC will compete against Newark AFJROTC from Newark, OH. Newark AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Summerville NJROTC will compete against Northwood AJROTC from Shreveport, LA. Northwood AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.837884012.1
Pearl River NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=849
Summerville NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=837
01 - 07 Oct 2018