North Brunswick AJROTC defeats Tempe Union High School District AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season North Brunswick AJROTC defeated Tempe Union High School District AJROTC 1058 to 1006 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, North Brunswick AJROTC is in tenth place overall and second place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. North Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Karina Betancourt who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Delaney Larson, Heidi Navarro, and Nallely Miranda. North Brunswick AJROTC is from Leland, NC, and is coached by George L. Williams.
Tempe Union High School District AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in eighteenth place overall and eighth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Tempe Union High School District AJROTC was led by, Jacob Manoguerra who shot a 256. The remaining contributing members were Blair Chance, Shea Wright, and Joseph Sweeney. Tempe Union High School District AJROTC is from Tempe, AZ, and is coached by MAJ Robert Fore.
Next up North Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Pueblo County AJROTC from Pueblo, CO. Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Tempe Union High School District AJROTC will compete against North Mesquite AJROTC from Mesquite, TX. North Mesquite AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.916755113.1
North Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1182
Tempe Union High School District AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1188
14 - 20 Oct 2019