Pacific MCJROTC defeats Mandeville MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pacific MCJROTC defeated Mandeville MCJROTC 1073 to 1039 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Pacific MCJROTC is in fourth place in their Division with a 2 - 2 record. Pacific MCJROTC was led by Cheyenne Oswald who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Jacob Moore, Noah Morrow, and Karen Dubbs. Pacific MCJROTC is from Pacific, MO, and is coached by Brian Cain.
Mandeville MCJROTC dropped to 0 - 4 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Mandeville MCJROTC was led by Kaitlin Dejean who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Ethan Chiu, Mark Shreve, and Meagan Seese. Mandeville MCJROTC is from Mandeville, LA, and is coached by John Cassady.
Next up Pacific MCJROTC will compete against Fontana MCJROTC from Fontana, CA. Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. Mandeville MCJROTC will compete against Selma MCJROTC from Selma, CA. Selma MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record.
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=1.1.688458146.1
24 - 30 Oct 2016