Kauai High School Narrowly Defeats Fontana MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Kauai High School edged out Fontana MCJROTC 1114.8 to 1111.4 in the 2024 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. Kauai High School was led by Jacob Andres who shot a 288.9. The remaining contributing members were Andrew Sadamitsu, Brayden Bartholomew, and Ashton Keanini. They are from Lihue, HI, and are coached by Keith Hornos.
Kauai High School is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in first place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in first place. They have a 3 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Fontana MCJROTC was led by Stephanie Mendoza who shot a 285.0. The remaining contributing members were Aleen Castro, Javier Campos, and Mileydi Corea. Fontana MCJROTC is from Fontana, CA, and is coached by LtCol Denny Meelarp.
Overall Fontana MCJROTC is ranked twenty-second. They have a 1 - 2 record.
Next up Kauai High School will compete against McMichael AFJROTC from Mayodan, NC. McMichael AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. While Fontana MCJROTC will compete against Kofa MCJROTC from Yuma, AZ. Kofa MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record.
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://rezults.scopos.tech/league/1.1.2024072508570849.3/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2024100716484079.1
Kauai High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2592
Fontana MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2630
14 - 20 Oct 2024