Mountain View MCJROTC defeats Ball AJROTC
Mountain View MCJROTC defeated Ball AJROTC 1059.5 to 884.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Mountain View MCJROTC is in fifteenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Mountain View MCJROTC was led by, Aleena Owens who shot a 269.5. The remaining contributing members were Charles Wallace, Angelina Govoni, and Jocelyn Borges. Mountain View MCJROTC is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by SgtMaj Allen Tanner.
Ball AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Ball AJROTC was led by, Elisabeth Warner who shot a 250.4. The remaining contributing members were Alianna Sierra, Jace Apple, and Levi Aguilar. Ball AJROTC is from Galveston, TX, and is coached by Mark Knight.
Next up Mountain View MCJROTC will compete against Waimea AJROTC from Waimea, HI. Waimea AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Ball AJROTC will compete against Pueblo West AJROTC from Pueblo West, CO. Pueblo West AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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 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=1.1.2022092213242550.1
Mountain View MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1973
Ball AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1987
03 - 09 Oct 2022