R-S Central MCJROTC defeats Mandeville MCJROTC
R-S Central MCJROTC defeated Mandeville MCJROTC 1046 to 999 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their sixth win in a row, R-S Central MCJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 6 - 0 record. R-S Central MCJROTC was led by Samantha Phipps who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Juliet Lambert, Brandon Conley, and Victoria Wiles. R-S Central MCJROTC is from Rutherfordton, NC, and is coached by Russell Armentrout.
Mandeville MCJROTC dropped to 0 - 6 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Mandeville MCJROTC was led by Christopher Dalton who shot a 251. The remaining contributing members were Kaitlin Dejean, Meagan Seese, and Peter Cassady. Mandeville MCJROTC is from Mandeville, LA, and is coached by John Cassady.
Next up R-S Central MCJROTC will compete against Gulfport MCJROTC from Gulfport, MS. Gulfport MCJROTC currently has a 6 - 0 record. Mandeville MCJROTC will compete against Horn Lake MCJROTC from Horn Lake, MS. Horn Lake MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 6 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=1.1.688458168.1
07 - 13 Nov 2016