Summerlin Academy AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Nation Ford MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Summerlin Academy AJROTC edged out Nation Ford MCJROTC 1102 to 1096 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Summerlin Academy AJROTC is in second place overall and first place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Summerlin Academy AJROTC was led by Madison Meacham who shot a 282. The remaining contributing members were Kye Patsue, Taylor Helms, and Sarah Maggard. Summerlin Academy AJROTC is from Bartow, FL, and is coached by Steven beck.
Nation Ford MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in sixth place overall and second place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Nation Ford MCJROTC was led by Kayla Kalenza who shot a 283. The remaining contributing members were Sarah Leininger, Nick Noto, and Deonte Hayes. Nation Ford MCJROTC is from Fort Mill, SC, and is coached by Sean Mulcahy.
Next up Summerlin Academy AJROTC will compete against Captain Shreve AJROTC from Shreveport, LA. Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Nation Ford MCJROTC will compete against Gulfport MCJROTC from Biloxi, MS. Gulfport MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 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 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=1.1.837883309.1
Summerlin Academy AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=920
Nation Ford MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=940
01 - 07 Oct 2018