Aiken NJROTC defeats McDowell NJROTC
Aiken NJROTC defeated McDowell NJROTC 1041 to 1015 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Aiken NJROTC finishes the season in fifth place in their Division with a 4 - 3 record. Aiken NJROTC was led by Carly Burgess who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Isabelle Blystone, Dalton Dunson, and Haydon Larson. Aiken NJROTC is from Aiken, SC, and is coached by LT Timothy Marinelli.
McDowell NJROTC dropped to 2 - 5 on the season. They finish the season in sixth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season McDowell NJROTC was led by AUSTIN JOHNSON who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were OWEN COOK, ANDREW ROUSE, and SETH BURNETTE. McDowell NJROTC is from Marion, NC, and is coached by Steven Ross.
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=1.1.763348769.1
13 - 19 Nov 2017