South Effingham NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Ramona NJROTC
South Effingham NJROTC edged out Ramona NJROTC 1049 to 1044 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, South Effingham NJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. South Effingham NJROTC was led by Joseph Keeton who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were William Blakeney, Ronny Pierson, and Joshua Carroll. South Effingham NJROTC is from Guyton, GA, and is coached by Terry Stautberg.
Ramona NJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Ramona NJROTC was led by Joseph Schultz who shot a 272. The remaining contributing members were Marisa Houry, Nicole Lewis, and Hailey Henshaw. Ramona NJROTC is from Ramona, CA, and is coached by CPO Bob Richardson.
Next up South Effingham NJROTC will compete against Laurens NJROTC from Laurens, SC. Laurens NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. Ramona NJROTC will compete against Cross Creek NJROTC from Augusta, GA. Cross Creek NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Navy 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=1.1.688456814.1
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