Manatee AJROTC defeats Cumberland Beagle Club
Shooting their highest score of the season Manatee AJROTC defeated Cumberland Beagle Club 981.1 to 901.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Manatee AJROTC was led by Brendon Hughes who shot a 254.4. The remaining contributing members were Kayla LaRocca, Noah Heilman, and Aaron Becerril. They are from Bradenton, FL, and are coached by Brian Krcelic.
Manatee AJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in fourth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in third place. They have a 1 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Cumberland Beagle Club was led by Aly Rock who shot a 243.7. The remaining contributing members were Gabby Hafner, Jonny Proulx, and Madison Clarke. Cumberland Beagle Club is from Cumberland, RI, and is coached by Tim Flanagan.
Overall Cumberland Beagle Club is ranked seventy-seventh. They have a 0 - 1 record.
Next up Manatee AJROTC will compete against LeCanto JROTC from LeCanto, FL. LeCanto JROTC currently has a 0 - 0 record. While Cumberland Beagle Club will compete against Warrenton Rifles from Warrenton, VA. Warrenton Rifles currently has a 1 - 0 record.
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 regular season going on now, followed by the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022092213155359.1
Manatee AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2018
Cumberland Beagle Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2047
03 - 16 Oct 2022