North Mesquite AJROTC defeats South Brunswick AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season North Mesquite AJROTC defeated South Brunswick AJROTC 1000 to 962 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, North Mesquite AJROTC is in twenty-second place overall. They currently have a 2 - 4 record. North Mesquite AJROTC was led by, Nathalie Rios who shot a 254. The remaining contributing members were Jorge Perez, Kimberly Muniz, and Cesar Salinas. North Mesquite AJROTC is from Mesquite, TX, and is coached by Eric Schmidt.
Snapping a two game win streak South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record. After the loss they are in twenty-fourth place overall. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Austin Rheuby who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Keegan Mcdonald, Vicente Long, and Brady Nifong. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Gary Crowden.
Next up North Mesquite AJROTC will compete against Mandeville MCJROTC from Mandeville, LA. Mandeville MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 6 record. While South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 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=1.1.922541006.1
North Mesquite AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1186
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1192
11 - 17 Nov 2019