East River AJROTC Narrowly Defeats South Brunswick AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season East River AJROTC edged out South Brunswick AJROTC 988 to 970 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, East River AJROTC is in nineteenth place overall and ninth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. East River AJROTC was led by, Adam Wajda who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Trinitee Jeffers, Hunter Nguyen, and Madyson Hall. East River AJROTC is from Orlando, FL, and is coached by Gerrick Smith.
South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twenty-first place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season South Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Austin Rheuby who shot a 248. The remaining contributing members were Tyler Olson, Jaelyn Diorec, and Jordan Christman. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Gary Crowden.
Next up East River AJROTC will compete against Captain Shreve AJROTC from Shreveport, LA. Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Walhalla AJROTC from Walhalla, SC. Walhalla AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.916754977.1
East River AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1187
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1192
14 - 20 Oct 2019