Mauldin NJROTC defeats Henderson County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mauldin NJROTC defeated Henderson County AJROTC 1043 to 979 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Mauldin NJROTC is in seventh place overall and second place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Mauldin NJROTC was led by, Trinaty Noble who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Gabe Wentworth, Charlotte Welsh, and Sara Taylor. Mauldin NJROTC is from Mauldin, SC, and is coached by CDR Denny Shelton.
Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twenty-second place overall and seventh place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Henderson County AJROTC was led by, Briana Duncan who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Alexis Fridy, Catherine Cantrell, and Megan Carpenter. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Rosentreter Victor.
Next up Mauldin NJROTC will compete against Onate NJROTC from Las Cruces, NM. Onate NJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. While Henderson County AJROTC will compete against Pueblo West AJROTC from Pueblo West, CO. Pueblo West AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 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=1.1.921099116.1
Mauldin NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1288
Henderson County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1216
04 - 10 Nov 2019