North Brunswick AJROTC defeats O'Connor AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season North Brunswick AJROTC defeated O'Connor AFJROTC 1060 to 1017 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, North Brunswick AJROTC is in thirteenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. North Brunswick AJROTC was led by Katherine Kelly who shot a 276. The remaining contributing members were Justin Asbury, Maria Garcia, and Jennifer Buenrostro. North Brunswick AJROTC is from Leland, NC, and is coached by George L. Williams.
O'Connor AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. After the loss they are in twentieth place overall and third place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. O'Connor AFJROTC was led by Elisabeth Lopez who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Tyler Cameron, Simon Kreth, and Camryn Stone. O'Connor AFJROTC is from Helotes, TX, and is coached by Bea Fleureau and David Delarue.
Next up North Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Nation Ford MCJROTC from Fort Mill, SC. Nation Ford MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While O'Connor AFJROTC has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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=1.1.843229361.1
North Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=931
O'Connor AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=943
22 - 28 Oct 2018