Shawnee Mission North NJROTC Upsets St Stephens NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Shawnee Mission North NJROTC upset St Stephens NJROTC 930 to 924 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Shawnee Mission North NJROTC was able to win despite averaging 158 points lower than St Stephens NJROTC coming into this game.
Their third win in a row, Shawnee Mission North NJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 3 - 0 record. Shawnee Mission North NJROTC was led by CARLEE O'NEILL who shot a 250. The remaining contributing members were COLIN CRABTREE, COLE ERDMANN, and SAM SMITH. Shawnee Mission North NJROTC is from Shawnee Mission, KS, and is coached by Greg Ruminer.
Snapping a two game win streak St Stephens NJROTC dropped to 2 - 1 on the season. They are currently in third place in their Division. St Stephens NJROTC was led by Anthony Cline who shot a 238. The remaining contributing members were Preston Cline, Haydin Benfield, and Brandon Maske. St Stephens NJROTC is from Hickory, NC, and is coached by John Moore.
Next up Shawnee Mission North NJROTC will compete against Chambersburg Area Sr NJROTC from Chambersburg, PA. Chambersburg Area Sr NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. St Stephens NJROTC will compete against El Camino Real NJROTC from Woodland Hills, CA. El Camino Real NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Navy JROTC Elite 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=1.1.763350383.1
16 - 22 Oct 2017