Pearl River NJROTC defeats Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club
Pearl River NJROTC defeated Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club 969 to 920 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Pearl River NJROTC is in twentieth place overall and fifth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' division. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Pearl River NJROTC was led by JaMyron Dorsey who shot a 257. The remaining contributing members were Anna Lee, Summer Brown, and Emma Lee. Pearl River NJROTC is from Pearl River, LA, and is coached by Timothy Lane.
Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fifth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' division. Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club is from Cranston, RI, and is coached by Michael Dennen.
Next up Pearl River NJROTC will compete against Summerville NJROTC from Summerville, SC. Summerville NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club will compete against Auburn AJROTC from Poplar Grove, IL. Auburn AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 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=1.1.837883654.1
Pearl River NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=849
Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=864
24 - 30 Sep 2018