Gulfport MCJROTC defeats Captain Shreve AJROTC
Gulfport MCJROTC defeated Captain Shreve AJROTC 1095 to 1026 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Gulfport MCJROTC is in second place overall and first place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Gulfport MCJROTC was led by Mackayla Bourgeois who shot a 285. The remaining contributing members were Dimitri Celentano, Zachary Karlson, and Hannah Bourgeois. Gulfport MCJROTC is from Biloxi, MS, and is coached by John Owens.
Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fourteenth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Captain Shreve AJROTC was led by James Moore who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Anieya Hilliard, Ash Mclain, and Imani Tart. Captain Shreve AJROTC is from Shreveport, LA, and is coached by Everett Craig.
Next up Gulfport MCJROTC will compete against Tombstone AJROTC from Tombstone, AZ. Tombstone AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Captain Shreve AJROTC will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 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 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=1.1.837883034.1
Gulfport MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=939
Captain Shreve AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=929
24 - 30 Sep 2018