Grossmont NJROTC Narrowly Defeats St Stephens NJROTC
Grossmont NJROTC edged out St Stephens NJROTC 980 to 964 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Grossmont NJROTC is in tenth place overall and third place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 0 record. Grossmont NJROTC was led by Calista Zaenger who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Jocelyn Brown-Hill, Summer Oraha, and Amaria Smith. Grossmont NJROTC is from El Cajon, CA, and is coached by Mark Brosnan.
Snapping a two game win streak St Stephens NJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. After the loss they are in tenth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season St Stephens NJROTC was led by Molly Hitaffer who shot a 246. The remaining contributing members were Ian McLaughlin, Haydin Benfield, and Ethan Nguyen. St Stephens NJROTC is from Hickory, NC, and is coached by John Moore.
Next up Grossmont NJROTC will compete against Onate NJROTC from Las Cruces, NM. Onate NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While St Stephens NJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.840364781.1
Grossmont NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=851
St Stephens NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=820
08 - 16 Oct 2018