Mauldin NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Myrtle Beach NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mauldin NJROTC edged out Myrtle Beach NJROTC 1018 to 1004 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Mauldin NJROTC is in ninth place overall and third place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. Mauldin NJROTC was led by, Charlotte Welsh who shot a 279. The remaining contributing members were Trinaty Noble, Gabe Wentworth, and Jason Cassandra. Mauldin NJROTC is from Mauldin, SC, and is coached by CDR Denny Shelton.
Myrtle Beach NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twentieth place overall and seventh place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Myrtle Beach NJROTC was led by, Marvin Cerrato who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Mitzy Gonzalez, Jonathan Flores, and Deyby Garcia. Myrtle Beach NJROTC is from Pawleys Island, SC, and is coached by CDR David Kaiser.
Next up Mauldin NJROTC will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Myrtle Beach NJROTC will compete against Union Pines NJROTC from Whispering Pines, NC. Union Pines NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.919679686.1
Mauldin NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1288
Myrtle Beach NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1287
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