Selma MCJROTC defeats Mandeville MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Selma MCJROTC defeated Mandeville MCJROTC 1044 to 1023 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Selma MCJROTC is in fifth place in their Division with a 2 - 3 record. Selma MCJROTC was led by Evelyn Santos who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Estefanie Lopez, Gabriela Sanchez Rios, and Mark Medina. Selma MCJROTC is from Selma, CA, and is coached by Mike Romero.
Mandeville MCJROTC dropped to 0 - 5 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Mandeville MCJROTC was led by Peter Cassady who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Kaitlin Dejean, Ethan Chiu, and Christopher Dalton. Mandeville MCJROTC is from Mandeville, LA, and is coached by John Cassady.
Next up Selma MCJROTC will compete against Oxford MCJROTC from Oxford, MS. Oxford MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. Mandeville MCJROTC will compete against R-S Central MCJROTC from Rutherfordton, NC. R-S Central MCJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Marine Corps JROTC 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 Division is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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=1.1.688458156.1
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