Humboldt Sharpshooters Upsets Ramona NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Humboldt Sharpshooters upset Ramona NJROTC 999 to 998 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Humboldt Sharpshooters was able to win despite averaging 32 points lower than Ramona NJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Humboldt Sharpshooters is in third place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. Humboldt Sharpshooters was led by Eli Dissing who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Zoe Dissing, Mya Dissing, and Skyler Plucker. Humboldt Sharpshooters is from Hartford, SD, and is coached by Eric Dissing.
Ramona NJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. After the loss they are in twenty-fifth place overall and fourth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Ramona NJROTC was led by Marisa Houry who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Mikayla Rangel, Brendon Miller, and Matthew Silva. Ramona NJROTC is from Ramona, CA, and is coached by CPO Bob Richardson.
Next up Humboldt Sharpshooters will compete against Mandeville MCJROTC from Mandeville, LA. Mandeville MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. While Ramona NJROTC has a bye week.
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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.843225833.1
Humboldt Sharpshooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=938
Ramona NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=928
22 - 28 Oct 2018