Ramona NJROTC defeats Henderson County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Ramona NJROTC defeated Henderson County AJROTC 1006 to 985 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Ramona NJROTC is in twenty-fifth place overall and fourth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 3 record. Ramona NJROTC was led by Marisa Houry who shot a 281. The remaining contributing members were Brendon Miller, Mikayla Rangel, and Matthew Silva. Ramona NJROTC is from Ramona, CA, and is coached by CPO Bob Richardson.
Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Henderson County AJROTC was led by Kattie Simpson who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Dalton Hinkle, Dayton Spille, and Robert Trotter. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Rosentreter Victor.
Next up Ramona NJROTC will compete against Humboldt Sharpshooters from Hartford, SD. Humboldt Sharpshooters currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Henderson County AJROTC will compete against Marion AJROTC from Marion, IN. Marion AJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 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 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=1.1.841801063.1
Ramona NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=928
Henderson County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=927
15 - 21 Oct 2018