St Stephens NJROTC defeats Cookeville AJROTC
St Stephens NJROTC defeated Cookeville AJROTC 938 to 876 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, St Stephens NJROTC is in ninth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' division. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. St Stephens NJROTC was led by Ethan Nguyen who shot a 247. The remaining contributing members were Blake Saine, Molly Hitaffer, and Haydin Benfield. St Stephens NJROTC is from Hickory, NC, and is coached by John Moore.
Cookeville AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Cookeville AJROTC was led by Jacob Norrod who shot a 241. The remaining contributing members were Montanah Schopieray, Mackenzie Reed, and Faith McKnight. Cookeville AJROTC is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by 1SG Doug Romero.
Next up St Stephens NJROTC will compete against West Lincoln NJROTC from Lincolnton, NC. West Lincoln NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Cookeville AJROTC will compete against McDowell NJROTC from marion, NC. McDowell NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.837883620.1
St Stephens NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=820
Cookeville AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=859
24 - 30 Sep 2018