Fontana MCJROTC defeats Humboldt Sharpshooters
Shooting their highest score of the season Fontana MCJROTC defeated Humboldt Sharpshooters 1035 to 919 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Fontana MCJROTC is in fifteenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Fontana MCJROTC was led by Angel Morales who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Moses Ramirez, Mark Bates, and Esmer Lopez. Fontana MCJROTC is from Fontana, CA, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Harkley.
Humboldt Sharpshooters currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in third place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Humboldt Sharpshooters was led by Eli Dissing who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Zoe Dissing, Mya Dissing, and Landon Tieszen. Humboldt Sharpshooters is from Hartford, SD, and is coached by Eric Dissing.
This coming week Fontana MCJROTC has a bye week. While Humboldt Sharpshooters will compete against Marion AJROTC from Marion, IN. Marion AJROTC 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 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=1.1.837883299.1
Fontana MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=930
Humboldt Sharpshooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=938
01 - 07 Oct 2018