Shawnee Mission North NJROTC defeats Missouri Military Academy
Shooting their highest score of the season Shawnee Mission North NJROTC defeated Missouri Military Academy 1280.4 to 725.9 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Shawnee Mission North NJROTC is in ninth place overall and fourth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Shawnee Mission North NJROTC was led by, Samantha Herron who shot a 355.0. The remaining contributing members were Lewis Griffin, Zach Wittmeier, and Abigail Serling. Shawnee Mission North NJROTC is from Shawnee Mission, KS, and is coached by John Carey.
Missouri Military Academy currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in tenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Missouri Military Academy was led by, Lance Newland who shot a 366.0. The remaining contributing members were Blake Morais, Marco Afane, and Collin Beck. Missouri Military Academy is from Mexico, MO, and is coached by Mike Shoemaker.
Next up Shawnee Mission North NJROTC will compete against Royal MCJROTC from Pattison, TX. Royal MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Missouri Military Academy will compete against Heritage Classical Christian Academy from Fenton, MO. Heritage Classical Christian Academy currently has a 1 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision 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 the JROTC and Junior Rifle Club divisions.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.2021092316044462.1
Shawnee Mission North NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1586
Missouri Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1584
04 - 10 Oct 2021