Union Pines NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Onate NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Union Pines NJROTC edged out Onate NJROTC 1001 to 999 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Union Pines NJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 3 - 1 record. Union Pines NJROTC was led by Jake Munguia who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Corbin LaBounty, Dustin Bigford, and Tony Dugan. Union Pines NJROTC is from Cameron, NC, and is coached by Keith Dangerfield.
Onate NJROTC dropped to 2 - 2 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Onate NJROTC was led by Izabell Homer who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Antoinette Villalpando, Levi Richins, and Sky Cao. Onate NJROTC is from Las Cruces, NM, and is coached by Robert Rodriguez.
Next up Union Pines NJROTC will compete against Los Alamos NJROTC from Los Alamos, Uni. Los Alamos NJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. Onate NJROTC will compete against Annapolis NJROTC from Annapolis, MD. Annapolis NJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 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, 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=1.1.763359323.1
23 - 29 Oct 2017