Patuxent NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Pascagoula NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Patuxent NJROTC edged out Pascagoula NJROTC 1123.7 to 1123.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Patuxent NJROTC is in fourth place overall and third place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Patuxent NJROTC was led by, Madeline Vetting who shot a 292.0. The remaining contributing members were Christopher Mardones, Antara Parekhji, and Rossi Harmon. Patuxent NJROTC is from Lusby, MD, and is coached by 1stSgt Jeffrey Treiber.
Pascagoula NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in third place overall and second place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Pascagoula NJROTC was led by, Sam Nason who shot a 290.5. The remaining contributing members were Diego Ramos, Philip Dunn, and Dayanara Alvarado Lopez. Pascagoula NJROTC is from Pascagoula, MS, and is coached by Greg Goley.
Next up Patuxent NJROTC will compete against South Effingham NJROTC from Guyton, GA. South Effingham NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Pascagoula 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 shoot 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=1.1.2022092213280148.1
Patuxent NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1958
Pascagoula NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1963
03 - 09 Oct 2022