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LeMoore NJROTC defeated Mountain Home NJROTC 1058.7 to 995.9 in the 2024 National Sporter Air Rifle League, securing their second consecutive victory.
Chance Garner led LeMoore with a score of 281.4. Teammates Romeo Montoya, Michaela Darden, and Peyton Slocum also contributed to the win. The California-based team, coached by CPO Myers, now holds a 2-0 record.
Dylan Prins top-scored for Mountain Home NJROTC with 265.1 points. Emerson Walls, Ethan Darracq, and Deano Busch-Blue rounded out the Arkansas team’s lineup. Coach Jason Williams leads the Mountain Home squad, which now stands at 1-1.
Both teams compete in the league’s Distinguished Division. LeMoore currently ranks sixth overall and second in the Navy JROTC Conference. Mountain Home sits in 25th place overall and ninth in the conference.
The National Air Rifle League features an eight-week regular season followed by post-season play. The Champions Division, reserved for the country’s top teams, will see its top eight regular-season teams compete in a single-elimination tournament for the league championship.
Matches follow a Three-Position Air Rifle format, modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted for high school athletes. Competitors shoot 10 shots each from kneeling, prone, and standing positions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points, with the team score comprising the top four athletes’ totals.
LeMoore NJROTC will face Stony Point NJROTC (1-1) from Round Rock, Texas, in their next match. Mountain Home NJROTC is set to compete against Hoke County AJROTC (1-1) from Raeford, N.C.
The league is sponsored by Scopos, a Manassas, Va.-based company that produces the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, a mobile-friendly results website for shooting competitions.
Weekly league recaps and complete standings are available on the Scopos website.
