Mosley MCJROTC defeats Ansbach AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mosley MCJROTC defeated Ansbach AJROTC 991.9 to 952.3 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Mosley MCJROTC is in ninth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Mosley MCJROTC was led by, Brandon Brady who shot a 253.1. The remaining contributing members were Kerri Kittrell, Sara Bellido, and Emily Lucas. Mosley MCJROTC is from Lynn Haven, FL, and is coached by Kenneth Hicks.
Ansbach AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Ansbach AJROTC was led by, Joxel Ortega-Velez who shot a 259.5. The remaining contributing members were Seth Henry, Laysha Bobbitt, and Asselyw Ortega-Velez. Ansbach AJROTC is from Ansbach, Germany, and is coached by Christopher Buchanan.
Next up Mosley MCJROTC will compete against Venice MCJROTC from Venice, FL. Venice MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Ansbach AJROTC will compete against James River NJROTC from Midlothian, VA. James River NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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=1.1.2022092213242545.1
Mosley MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1977
Ansbach AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1989
03 - 09 Oct 2022