Kelly Walsh MCJROTC defeats James River NJROTC
Kelly Walsh MCJROTC defeated James River NJROTC 1111.9 to 1039.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Kelly Walsh MCJROTC is in third place overall and second place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC was led by, Tyanna Montgomery who shot a 284.2. The remaining contributing members were Payton Raffensperger, Kaitlyn Trost, and Treston Jiminez-Tandal. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC is from Casper, WY, and is coached by MGySgt Fred Pickering.
James River NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. James River NJROTC was led by, Berend Vandermeer who shot a 271.2. The remaining contributing members were Morgan Raymondson, Jeremy Tuck, and Hayden Boyles. James River NJROTC is from Midlothian, VA, and is coached by PSCM Steve Prince.
Next up Kelly Walsh MCJROTC will compete against West Valley MCJROTC from Fairbanks, AK. West Valley MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While James River NJROTC will compete against Pace NJROTC from Pace, FL. Pace NJROTC currently has a 0 - 0 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=1.1.2022092213273442.1
Kelly Walsh MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1956
James River NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1960
26 Sep-02 Oct 22