Gallatin NJROTC defeats William Floyd NJROTC
Gallatin NJROTC defeated William Floyd NJROTC 889 to 773 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Gallatin NJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Gallatin NJROTC was led by Tristen Stokes who shot a 248. The remaining contributing members were Alex Lame, John Parks, and Alex Doss. Gallatin NJROTC is from Gallatin, TN, and is coached by Duff Thompson.
William Floyd NJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in tenth place in their Division. William Floyd NJROTC was led by Jordan Cooper who shot a 220. The remaining contributing members were Travis Mazza, Xander Shirley, and Logan Marcotte. William Floyd NJROTC is from Mastic Beach, NY, and is coached by Dwight Becherer.
Next up Gallatin NJROTC will compete against El Camino Real NJROTC from Woodland Hills, CA. El Camino Real NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. William Floyd NJROTC will compete against Los Alamos NJROTC from Los Alamos, NM. Los Alamos NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Navy JROTC 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 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=1.1.688458989.1
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