Fontana MCJROTC defeats Walhalla AJROTC
Fontana MCJROTC defeated Walhalla AJROTC 1097.9 to 905.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Fontana MCJROTC is in fourth place overall and first place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Fontana MCJROTC was led by, Emily Romero who shot a 285.7. The remaining contributing members were Jasmine Arguello, Dylan Watanabe, and Yaria Castro. Fontana MCJROTC is from Fontana, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Harkley.
Walhalla AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in thirteenth place overall and third place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Walhalla AJROTC was led by, Jayme Hernandez who shot a 272.8. The remaining contributing members were Sara Holcombe, Adrianna Lione, and Bj Brice. Walhalla AJROTC is from Walhalla, SC, and is coached by Kevin Mangan.
Next up Fontana MCJROTC will compete against Ramona MCJROTC from Riverside, CA. Ramona MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Walhalla AJROTC will compete against Kelly Walsh MCJROTC from Casper, WY. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021092316191293.1
Fontana MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1608
Walhalla AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1601
27 Sep-03 Oct 21