Lejeune MCJROTC Upsets Norview NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Lejeune MCJROTC upset Norview NJROTC 1050 to 1019 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Lejeune MCJROTC was able to win despite averaging 9 points lower than Norview NJROTC coming into this game.
Their second win in a row. Lejeune MCJROTC finishes the season in fourth place overall. They finished the season with a 6 - 2 record. Lejeune MCJROTC was led by, Emma Thatcher who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Hunter Uebelacker, Alex Pickens, and Kayla Tomlinson. Lejeune MCJROTC is from Camp Lejeune, NC, and is coached by MGySgtJames Gardiner.
Norview NJROTC finished the season with a 6 - 2 record. They finishes the season in third place overall. Norview NJROTC was led by, Mark Chappel who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Darlyn Zetino, Dony Gutierrez , and Zyerra Watts-mazyck. Norview NJROTC is from Norfolk, VA, and is coached by Grant Lewis.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal win-loss record.
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/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.876384670.1
Lejeune MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1111
Norview NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1083
01 - 07 Apr 2019