Northgate AFJROTC defeats Washburn Rural AFJROTC
Northgate AFJROTC defeated Washburn Rural AFJROTC 904 to 776 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Northgate AFJROTC is in second place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Northgate AFJROTC was led by Jonathan Reed who shot a 233. The remaining contributing members were Anthony Graham, Alex Lilienthal, and Nicholas Pelletier. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by James Dorsey.
Washburn Rural AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in seventh place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by Benjamin Hill who shot a 198. The remaining contributing members were Winter Doud, Zoe Spangler, and Chris Beeson. Washburn Rural AFJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Long.
Next up Northgate AFJROTC will compete against St Pauls AJROTC from St Pauls, NC. St Pauls AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Washburn Rural AFJROTC will compete against Englewood AJROTC from Jacksonville, FL. Englewood AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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=1.1.837884004.1
Northgate AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=852
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=855
01 - 07 Oct 2018