Grossmont NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Dallastown Area MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Grossmont NJROTC edged out Dallastown Area MCJROTC 992 to 983 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Grossmont NJROTC is in eleventh place overall and third place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Grossmont NJROTC was led by Calista Zaenger who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Summer Oraha, Jocelyn Brown-Hill, and Christopher Kent Morris. Grossmont NJROTC is from El Cajon, CA, and is coached by Mark Brosnan.
Dallastown Area MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in twenty-first place overall and fourth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Dallastown Area MCJROTC was led by Ryan Kauffman who shot a 247. The remaining contributing members were Alan Weinfurter , Nikolaus Schneider, and Levi Bunnell. Dallastown Area MCJROTC is from Dallastown, PA, and is coached by Matthew Corwin.
Next up Grossmont NJROTC will compete against St Stephens NJROTC from Hickory, NC. St Stephens NJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Dallastown Area MCJROTC will compete against Earl Warren AFJROTC from San Antonio, TX. Earl Warren AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.837883968.1
Grossmont NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=851
Dallastown Area MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=829
01 - 07 Oct 2018