Grove City NJROTC defeats Lejeune MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Grove City NJROTC defeated Lejeune MCJROTC 989.9 to 913.7 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Grove City NJROTC is in twenty-second place overall and fifth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Grove City NJROTC was led by, Caroline Richards who shot a 252.6. The remaining contributing members were Mallory June, Ashton Writsel, and Harrison Schaefer. Grove City NJROTC is from Grove City, OH, and is coached by CDR Dustin Martin.
Lejeune MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in tenth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Lejeune MCJROTC was led by, Mike Olivio who shot a 246.7. The remaining contributing members were Xiomara Flores, Alex Sanchez, and Isabel Theas. Lejeune MCJROTC is from Camp Lejeune, NC, and is coached by Maj Brian Griffing.
Next up Grove City NJROTC will compete against Brooke Point NJROTC from Stafford. Brooke Point NJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Lejeune MCJROTC will compete against Royal MCJROTC from Pattison, TX. Royal MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021101917132605.1
Grove City NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1634
Lejeune MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1670
25 - 31 Oct 2021