Bensalem MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Venice MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Bensalem MCJROTC edged out Venice MCJROTC 1034.0 to 1016.2 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Bensalem MCJROTC was led by Nicholas Donnelly who shot a 266.5. The remaining contributing members were Michael Sit, Samantha Flynn, and Jacob Huttenberger. They are from Bensalem, PA, and are coached by MSgt Shawn Worthen.
Bensalem MCJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in sixteenth place. Within the Marine Corps JROTC Conference they are in fourth place. They have a 3 - 2 record.
Snapping a two game win streak Venice MCJROTC was led by Julie Waller who shot a 270.6. The remaining contributing members were Emma McGill, Collin Speyrer, and William Wood. Venice MCJROTC is from Venice, FL, and is coached by Frank Troxel.
Venice MCJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in fifteenth place. Within the Marine Corps JROTC Conference they are in third place. They have a 3 - 3 record.
Next up Bensalem MCJROTC will compete against A. C. Mosley MCJROTC from Lynn Haven, FL. A. C. Mosley MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Venice MCJROTC has a bye week.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://www.orionscoringsystem.com/team/LeaguePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023091512010588.3
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.
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, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023102315452186.1
Bensalem MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2256
Venice MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2259
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