William Floyd NJROTC defeats Eugene Ashley NJROTC
William Floyd NJROTC defeated Eugene Ashley NJROTC 939 to 823 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their sixth win in a row, William Floyd NJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 6 - 0 record. William Floyd NJROTC was led by Bradley Ladolcetta who shot a 243. The remaining contributing members were Travis Mazza, Jordan Cooper, and Peter Vu. William Floyd NJROTC is from Mastic Beach, NY, and is coached by Dwight Becherer.
Eugene Ashley NJROTC dropped to 1 - 5 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Eugene Ashley NJROTC was led by Jennifer Mallin who shot a 222. The remaining contributing members were Nico Medina, Emma Congleton, and Vanessa Evers. Eugene Ashley NJROTC is from Wilmington, NC, and is coached by Thomas Frost.
Next up William Floyd NJROTC will compete against St Stephens NJROTC from Hickory, NC. St Stephens NJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. Eugene Ashley NJROTC will compete against Liberty NJROTC from Renton, WA. Liberty NJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 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=1.1.763350411.1
06 - 12 Nov 2017