Cross Creek NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Parlier NJROTC
Cross Creek NJROTC edged out Parlier NJROTC 1060 to 1041 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Cross Creek NJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Cross Creek NJROTC was led by Nicki Rowe who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Marvin Pell, Clayton Watson, and Patrick Johnson. Cross Creek NJROTC is from Augusta, GA, and is coached by Jonathan Shaw.
Parlier NJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Parlier NJROTC was led by Arnoldo Ayala who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Anabel Silva, Jose Aguila, and Kayla Rivera. Parlier NJROTC is from Parlier, CA, and is coached by Mark Bristol.
Next up Cross Creek NJROTC will compete against Zion Benton Township from Zion, IL. Zion Benton Township currently has a 1 - 0 record. Parlier NJROTC will compete against South Effingham NJROTC from Guyton, GA. South Effingham NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Navy 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 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=1.1.763348767.1
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