Shawnee Mission North NJROTC defeats El Camino Real NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Shawnee Mission North NJROTC defeated El Camino Real NJROTC 951 to 755 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their sixth win in a row, Shawnee Mission North NJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 6 - 0 record. Shawnee Mission North NJROTC was led by CARLEE O'NEILL who shot a 246. The remaining contributing members were LARS HOLMBERG, HOPE KLASSEN, and MARCOS BRIONES. Shawnee Mission North NJROTC is from Shawnee Mission, KS, and is coached by Greg Ruminer.
El Camino Real NJROTC dropped to 2 - 4 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. El Camino Real NJROTC was led by Ashley Soo Hoo who shot a 201. The remaining contributing members were Nadia Sabar, Mercy Phuthama, and Gwen Goldenberg. El Camino Real NJROTC is from Woodland Hills, CA, and is coached by Michael Consoletti.
Next up Shawnee Mission North NJROTC will compete against Hazel Green NJROTC from Hazel Green, AL. Hazel Green NJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. El Camino Real NJROTC will compete against Chambersburg Area Sr NJROTC from Chambersburg, PA. Chambersburg Area Sr NJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record.
These two teams are competing in the Navy JROTC Elite 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=1.1.763350409.1
06 - 12 Nov 2017