Gallatin NJROTC defeats Sebastian River NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Gallatin NJROTC defeated Sebastian River NJROTC 999.2 to 962.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Gallatin NJROTC is in seventeenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Gallatin NJROTC was led by, William Wright who shot a 267.3. The remaining contributing members were Ashton Cannon, Aiden Brock, and Tayler Thompson. Gallatin NJROTC is from Portland, TN, and is coached by Duffy A. Thompson.
Snapping a two game win streak Sebastian River NJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. After the loss they are in ninth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Sebastian River NJROTC was led by, Trevor Junek who shot a 246.4. The remaining contributing members were Trinity Wilks, Chasity Trahan, and Lorinda Bailey. Sebastian River NJROTC is from Sebastian, Uni, and is coached by Jim Landis.
Next up Gallatin NJROTC will compete against Moberly AJROTC from Moberly, MO. Moberly AJROTC currently has a 4 - 0 record. While Sebastian River NJROTC will compete against Davie County AJROTC from Mocksville, NC. Davie County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021101116104239.1
Gallatin NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1644
Sebastian River NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1633
18 - 24 Oct 2021