Missouri Military Academy defeats Marion AJROTC
Missouri Military Academy defeated Marion AJROTC 965 to 900 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Missouri Military Academy was led by, William Baker who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Jared Douthit, Rene Garcia, and Lance Newland. Missouri Military Academy is from Mexico, MO, and is coached by CPT Joseph Balvanz.
Marion AJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. Marion AJROTC was led by, Daniel Yancey who shot a 234. The remaining contributing members were Cierra Polm, Kaleb Starr, and Tayler Garriott. Marion AJROTC is from Marion, IN, and is coached by David Farlow.
Next up Missouri Military Academy will compete against Pelahatchie AJROTC from Pelahatchie, MS. Pelahatchie AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. While Marion AJROTC will compete against Rockcastle County AJROTC from Mount Vernon, KY. Rockcastle County AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.921099146.1
Missouri Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1220
Marion AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1232
04 - 10 Nov 2019