Gulfport MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Tombstone AJROTC
Gulfport MCJROTC edged out Tombstone AJROTC 1093 to 1073 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Gulfport MCJROTC is in third place overall and first place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Gulfport MCJROTC was led by Mackayla Bourgeois who shot a 282. The remaining contributing members were Kayla Marroy, Dimitri Celentano, and Justin Moore. Gulfport MCJROTC is from Biloxi, MS, and is coached by John Owens.
Tombstone AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in tenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Tombstone AJROTC was led by Jadan Olson who shot a 273. The remaining contributing members were Abigail Uterhardt, Cameron Young, and Xavier Keeling. Tombstone AJROTC is from Tombstone, AZ, and is coached by Tom Gross.
Next up Gulfport MCJROTC will compete against Nation Ford MCJROTC from Fort Mill, SC. Nation Ford MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Tombstone AJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.837883305.1
Gulfport MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=939
Tombstone AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=942
01 - 07 Oct 2018