Eldorado NJROTC Upsets Stewarts Creek AJROTC
Eldorado NJROTC upset Stewarts Creek AJROTC 996 to 986 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Eldorado NJROTC was able to win despite averaging 29 points lower than Stewarts Creek AJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Eldorado NJROTC is in twelfth place overall and fourth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Eldorado NJROTC was led by, Teresa Pineda who shot a 256. The remaining contributing members were Francisco Pallanes, Megan Spangler, and Alain Zelim-Vega. Eldorado NJROTC is from Las Vegas, NV, and is coached by Major Todd Hook.
Snapping a thre game win streak Stewarts Creek AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. After the loss they are in eleventh place overall and third place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by, Zachary Parsons who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Jared Redito, Anthony Lamantia, and James Williams. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by Joel Payne.
Next up Eldorado NJROTC will compete against Union Pines NJROTC from Whispering Pines, NC. Union Pines NJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against Lejeune MCJROTC from Camp Lejeune, NC. Lejeune MCJROTC currently has a 5 - 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.921099110.1
Eldorado NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1291
Stewarts Creek AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1224
04 - 11 Nov 2019