Hazel Green NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Washburn Rural AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Hazel Green NJROTC edged out Washburn Rural AFJROTC 961.0 to 959.0 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Hazel Green NJROTC was led by Luke Lapierre who shot a 249.1. The remaining contributing members were Gabrel Dempsey, Joshua Carter, and Briston Ferry. They are from Hazel Green, AL, and are coached by QMC Bill Terry.
Hazel Green NJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirty-fourth place. Within the Navy Jrotc Conference they are in eighth place. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by Nick Fewell who shot a 266.0. The remaining contributing members were Kelsie Schneider, Michael Leonard, and Stryker Grosfield. Washburn Rural AFJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by Lt Col Ron Daniels.
Washburn Rural AFJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in forty-first place. They have a 0 - 4 record.
Next up Hazel Green NJROTC will compete against North Port NJROTC from North Port, FL. North Port NJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Washburn Rural AFJROTC will compete against Lumen Christi High School from Anchorage, AK. Lumen Christi High School currently has a 0 - 3 record.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://www.orionscoringsystem.com/team/LeaguePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023091512010588.3
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023101014005397.1
Hazel Green NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2233
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2308
16 - 22 Oct 2023