R-S Central MCJROTC defeats Fontana MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season R-S Central MCJROTC defeated Fontana MCJROTC 1056 to 1025 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, R-S Central MCJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. R-S Central MCJROTC was led by Brandon Conley who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Cheyenne Downey, Juliet Lambert, and Emily Williams. R-S Central MCJROTC is from Rutherfordton, NC, and is coached by Russell Armentrout.
Fontana MCJROTC dropped to 1 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Fontana MCJROTC was led by Ranndy Soto who shot a 262. The remaining contributing members were Rodrigo Ortez, Gilberto Calderon, and Sebastian Rodriguez. Fontana MCJROTC is from Fontana, CA, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Harkley.
Next up R-S Central MCJROTC will compete against Pacific MCJROTC from Pacific, MO. Pacific MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Fontana MCJROTC will compete against Mandeville MCJROTC from Mandeville, LA. Mandeville MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Marine Corps JROTC 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 Division is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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 shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.688458126.1
03 - 09 Oct 2016