Northgate AFJROTC defeats Wando AFJROTC
Northgate AFJROTC defeated Wando AFJROTC 949 to 646 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Northgate AFJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Northgate AFJROTC was led by Hannah Zeise who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Amber Clay, Evan Knight, and Jonathan Reed. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by James Dorsey.
Wando AFJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Wando AFJROTC was led by Amy Lorentzos-Lobo who shot a 221. The remaining contributing members were Dennis Blaschke, Benjamin Ritter, and Jackson Maier. Wando AFJROTC is from Mount Pleasant, SC, and is coached by Michael J. Gardner.
Next up Northgate AFJROTC will compete against Battle Ground AFJROTC from Battle Ground, WA. Battle Ground AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Wando AFJROTC will compete against Clark AFJROTC from San Antonio, TX. Clark AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Air Force JROTC 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 Division is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.763296759.1
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