Members of the Easley High School Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps are shown accepting the first-place yellow course trophy during the 20th annual Blue Ridge Orienteering Championship.

EASLEY — Easley High School Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) competed in the 20th annual Blue Ridge Orienteering Championship on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Kings Mountain State Park.

The team took first place on the yellow course, second place on the orange course and third overall, competing against 14 other JROTC units.

“We made a few simple mistakes,” Chief Mark Stauder said, “but also showed that we have a team that could easily develop into a nationally competitive team. The Navy NJROTC national orienteering competition will be held in Washington State in March 2016, and the team will continue training for that event. We will also need to do some massive fundraising to make that event even thinkable.”

The cadets who competed were Colton Sheriff, Griff Von Schmittou, Will Frazier, Anthony Miller, Ryan Jeanes, Brandon Marsh, Matthew West, Joey Sigler, Jay Scozzaro, Cody Marshall, Jacob Davis, Kelsie Hart, Zachery Davis-Winarski, Brenda Lopez-Perez, Freddie Juarez and Chase Wengerd. Also, for training purposes, the following freshmen were entered as non-competitors; Jason Jeanes, Brady Beckmen, Dylan Henderson and Caitlin Morris.