Zion Benton NJROTC defeats West Broward AJROTC
Zion Benton NJROTC defeated West Broward AJROTC 1139.5 to 969.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Zion Benton NJROTC is in first place overall and first place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Zion Benton NJROTC was led by, Miah Leong who shot a 287.0. The remaining contributing members were Addyson Gustafson, Brayden Rich, and Gianna Gomez. Zion Benton NJROTC is from Zion, IL, and is coached by Dan Hackstein.
West Broward AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. West Broward AJROTC was led by, Isabel White who shot a 259.5. The remaining contributing members were Brenna Humphries, Alejandra Lasso, and Kenneth Valladares. West Broward AJROTC is from Pembroke Pines, FL, and is coached by Kenneth Merkel.
Next up Zion Benton NJROTC will compete against Selma MCJROTC from Selma, CA. Selma MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While West Broward AJROTC will compete against C. T. Johnson AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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=1.1.2022092213273470.1
Zion Benton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1961
West Broward AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1944
26 Sep-09 Oct 22