St Stephens NJROTC defeats Eugene Ashley NJROTC
St Stephens NJROTC defeated Eugene Ashley NJROTC 980 to 839 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, St Stephens NJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 4 - 1 record. St Stephens NJROTC was led by Anthony Cline who shot a 262. The remaining contributing members were Preston Cline, Brandon Maske, and Ian McLaughlin. St Stephens NJROTC is from Hickory, NC, and is coached by John Moore.
Eugene Ashley NJROTC dropped to 1 - 4 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Eugene Ashley NJROTC was led by Jennifer Mallin who shot a 230. The remaining contributing members were Alena Graybush, Emma Congleton, and Vanessa Evers. Eugene Ashley NJROTC is from Wilmington, NC, and is coached by Thomas Frost.
Next up St Stephens NJROTC will compete against Liberty NJROTC from Renton, WA. Liberty NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. Eugene Ashley NJROTC will compete against William Floyd NJROTC from Mastic Beach, NY. William Floyd NJROTC currently has a 4 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Navy JROTC Elite 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, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions 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 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=1.1.763350397.1
30 Oct-05 Nov 17