Norview NJROTC defeats New Caney AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Norview NJROTC defeated New Caney AJROTC 1062 to 986 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fifth win in a row. With the win, Norview NJROTC is in third place overall and first place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 5 - 0 record. Norview NJROTC was led by Joshua Howe who shot a 279. The remaining contributing members were Ruhan Hameed, Dony Gutierrez , and Mark Chappel. Norview NJROTC is from Norfolk, VA, and is coached by Grant Lewis.
Snapping a two game win streak New Caney AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in seventeenth place overall. New Caney AJROTC was led by Trevor Gaines who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Wilber Morales, Manuel Fuentes, and Abigail Jaimes. New Caney AJROTC is from New Caney, TX, and is coached by CW5 Jimenez.
This coming week Norview NJROTC has a bye week. While New Caney AJROTC also has a bye week.
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=1.1.843237099.1
Norview NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=886
New Caney AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=827
22 - 28 Oct 2018