Harold L. Richards NJROTC defeats Southern Garrett AJROTC
Harold L. Richards NJROTC defeated Southern Garrett AJROTC 820 to 764 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Harold L. Richards NJROTC was led by Ali Altahat who shot a 230. The remaining contributing members were Claire Kuypers, Feben Ruscitti, and Jacob Gonzalez. Harold L. Richards NJROTC is from Oak Lawn, IL, and is coached by Douglas Groters.
Southern Garrett AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Southern Garrett AJROTC was led by Dalton Perando who shot a 245. The remaining contributing members were Dvon Joseph, Talon Lewis, and Jeremiah Mellinger. Southern Garrett AJROTC is from Oakland, MD, and is coached by LTC Ralph Sheaffer.
Next up Harold L. Richards NJROTC will compete against Lake Houston 4-H from Kingwood, TX. Lake Houston 4-H currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Southern Garrett AJROTC will compete against Elliott County AJROTC from Sandy Hook, KY. Elliott County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 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=1.1.837883642.1
Harold L. Richards NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=887
Southern Garrett AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=874
24 - 30 Sep 2018