Cross Creek NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Lubbock NJROTC
Cross Creek NJROTC edged out Lubbock NJROTC 1053 to 1041 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Cross Creek NJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Cross Creek NJROTC was led by Nicki Rowe who shot a 273. The remaining contributing members were Nina Rhodes, Marvin Pell, and Ilea Smalley. Cross Creek NJROTC is from Augusta, GA, and is coached by Jonathan Shaw.
Lubbock NJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Lubbock NJROTC was led by Marc Gomez who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Jacob Bocanegra, Zachary Bartlett, and Faus Palting. Lubbock NJROTC is from Lubbock, TX, and is coached by CMDCM Mark Hayes.
Next up Cross Creek NJROTC will compete against Ramona NJROTC from Ramona, CA. Ramona NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Lubbock NJROTC will compete against Zion Benton NJROTC from Zion, IL. Zion Benton 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=1.1.688456818.1
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