North Brunswick AJROTC defeats Clarkrange AJROTC
North Brunswick AJROTC defeated Clarkrange AJROTC 1053 to 1005 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their sixth win in a row, North Brunswick AJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 6 - 0 record. North Brunswick AJROTC was led by Justin Asbury who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Katherine Kelly, Jennifer Buenrostro, and Ashley Buenrostro. North Brunswick AJROTC is from Leland, NC, and is coached by George L. Williams.
Snapping a five game win streak Clarkrange AJROTC dropped to 5 - 1 on the season. They are currently in second place in their Division. Clarkrange AJROTC was led by John Hargis who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Jacob Greenlee, Ethan Davis, and Ashley Brown. Clarkrange AJROTC is from Clarkrange, TN, and is coached by Steve Dunham.
Next up North Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Hopewell AJROTC from Huntersville, NC. Hopewell AJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record. Clarkrange AJROTC will compete against West Broward AJROTC from Pembroke Pines, FL. West Broward AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC 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 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=1.1.763338884.1
06 - 12 Nov 2017