Patuxent NJROTC defeats Norview NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Patuxent NJROTC defeated Norview NJROTC 1141.1 to 1080.9 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Patuxent NJROTC is in second place overall and second place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Patuxent NJROTC was led by, Madeline Vetting who shot a 288.6. The remaining contributing members were Mariah Stone, Antara Parekhji, and Christopher Mardones. Patuxent NJROTC is from Lusby, MD, and is coached by 1stSgt Jeffrey Treiber.
Norview NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in sixteenth place overall and seventh place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Norview NJROTC was led by, Yariliz Torres who shot a 281.1. The remaining contributing members were Desirae Edrich, Avejah Manset, and Ryan Rydl. Norview NJROTC is from Norfolk, VA, and is coached by LCDR Stuart Littlejohn.
Next up Patuxent NJROTC will compete against C. T. Johnson AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Norview NJROTC has a bye week.
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 10.9 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=1.1.2021092316200561.1
Patuxent NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1612
Norview NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1611
04 - 10 Oct 2021