Northgate AFJROTC defeats Bob Jones AFJROTC
Northgate AFJROTC defeated Bob Jones AFJROTC 964 to 732 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Northgate AFJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. Northgate AFJROTC was led by Savannah Jimenez who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Hannah Zeise, Tanner Kelly, and Jamie Kerr. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by James Dorsey.
Bob Jones AFJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Bob Jones AFJROTC was led by Nickolas Valentin who shot a 200. The remaining contributing members were Nikolai Fadairo, Minh Nguyen, and Hannalyn Wilks. Bob Jones AFJROTC is from Madison, AL, and is coached by CMSgt Ellis Clark.
Next up Northgate AFJROTC will compete against Westbury AFJROTC from Houston, TX. Westbury AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. Bob Jones AFJROTC will compete against Clover AFJROTC from Clover, SC. Clover AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Air Force JROTC 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 Division is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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=1.1.688329200.1
10 - 16 Oct 2016