Mandeville MCJROTC defeats Horn Lake MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mandeville MCJROTC defeated Horn Lake MCJROTC 1044 to 839 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Mandeville MCJROTC finishes the season in seventh place in their Division with a 1 - 6 record. Mandeville MCJROTC was led by Kaitlin Dejean who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Peter Cassady, Ethan Chiu, and Meagan Seese. Mandeville MCJROTC is from Mandeville, LA, and is coached by John Cassady.
Horn Lake MCJROTC dropped to 0 - 7 on the season. They finish the season in eighth place in their Division. Horn Lake MCJROTC was led by KYSSE JONES who shot a 238. The remaining contributing members were KAYLEY MCINTOSH, EMERSON GRIMES, and BILLY WIGGINS lll. Horn Lake MCJROTC is from Horn Lake, MS, and is coached by CWO3 Shannon Kenagy.
These two teams are competing in the Marine Corps JROTC 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 Division is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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=1.1.688458144.1
14 - 20 Nov 2016