December 18, 2023
The Joshua Navy JROTC Rifle Team showcased their expertise on the range as they hosted the Area 18-19 Rifle Championship Dec. 14-16! More than one hundred students from 15 schools across Texas and New Mexico competed.
Joshua Sporter and Precision teams took the top two spots in each division! 14 of the final 16 participants were JHS marksmen.
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1st Place - Joshua Sporter A - Jacob Cooper, Sam Garcia, Trenton Rodrigues and Aidan Warmath
2nd Place - Joshua Sporter B - Andrew Dent, Hayden Miller, Kadence Parsley and Gavin Ross
Sporter individual results - Aidan Warmath (2nd), Jacob Cooper (3rd), Gavin Ross (4th), Hayden Miller (5th), Sam Garcia (7th) and Trenton Rodriguez (8th)
Sporter A
Sporter B
Both sporter teams qualified for the Navy National competition! Sporter auto-qualified based on their high score, and Sporter B was selected by the NJROTC area manager.
1st Place - Joshua Precision A - Jaxon Bunch, Aren Golleher, Brooklyn Reames and Nolan Sharp
2nd Place - Joshua Precision B - Nathan Catoe, Carter Trahan, Jaren Vickers and Riley Woods
Precision individual results - Aren Golleher (1st), Jaxon Bunch (2nd), Nolan Sharp (3rd), Brooklyn Reames (4th), Jaren Vickers (5th), Nathan Catoe (6th), Diego Farzam (7th) and Riley Woods (8th)
Precision A and B
Both Precision A and B have auto-qualified for Navy Nationals based on their scores from this competition.
JHS will be the first school to take four teams to the Navy National competition. That contest will take place in Anniston, Alabama, in February.
The same four teams have also received invitations to the Army Marksmanship Unit’s National Air Rifle Championship, the largest air rifle competition in the nation which includes high-level private teams. Again, no other school has sent four teams. This contest will be in Camp Perry, Ohio in January.
Over the holiday break, JHS cadets will be practicing for the National Junior Olympics qualifying which will take place on January 6.
The cadets have their sights set on adding to the unit trophy cases and several have shots and putting up new national records.
