Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC defeats Binghamton Rifle Club
Shooting their highest score of the season Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC defeated Binghamton Rifle Club 920 to 736 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC is in tenth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 3 record. Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC was led by, Michael Su who shot a 246. The remaining contributing members were Gianella Alvarez, Abigail Nigo, and Elazen Castro. Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC is from Grand Prairie, TX, and is coached by Marcus Young.
Binghamton Rifle Club currently has a 0 - 4 record. Binghamton Rifle Club was led by, Claudia Allen who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Colin Hughes, Maya Vidal-Laramee, and Ilya Nizhegorodtsev. Binghamton Rifle Club is from Binghamton, NY, and is coached by Peter Matwey.
This coming week Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC has a bye week. While Binghamton Rifle Club will compete against Topeka MCJROTC from Topeka, KS. Topeka MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.918223108.1
Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1279
Binghamton Rifle Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1254
21 - 27 Oct 2019