Gulfport MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Pueblo County AJROTC
Gulfport MCJROTC edged out Pueblo County AJROTC 1094 to 1078 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Gulfport MCJROTC is in second place overall and first place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 6 - 0 record. Gulfport MCJROTC was led by, Mackayla Bourgeois who shot a 283. The remaining contributing members were Dimitri Celentano, Kayla Marroy, and Isabella Melitos. Gulfport MCJROTC is from Biloxi, MS, and is coached by John Owens.
Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. After the loss they are in fourth place overall and second place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by, Jennifer Knox who shot a 277. The remaining contributing members were Hannah Brown, Nathaniel Romero, and Kayla Mihelich. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Next up Gulfport MCJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. While Pueblo County AJROTC will compete against Zion Benton NJROTC from Zion, IL. Zion Benton NJROTC currently has a 6 - 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=1.1.846165541.1
Gulfport MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=939
Pueblo County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=936
05 - 11 Nov 2018