Gulfport MCJROTC defeats Nation Ford MCJROTC
Gulfport MCJROTC defeated Nation Ford MCJROTC 1089 to 1044 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Gulfport MCJROTC is in third place overall and first place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Gulfport MCJROTC was led by Mackayla Bourgeois who shot a 279. The remaining contributing members were Donna Willison, Kayla Marroy, and Dimitri Celentano. Gulfport MCJROTC is from Biloxi, MS, and is coached by John Owens.
Nation Ford MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. After the loss they are in ninth place overall and third place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Nation Ford MCJROTC was led by Deonte Hayes who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Nick Noto, Sarah Leininger, and Kayla Kalenza. Nation Ford MCJROTC is from Fort Mill, SC, and is coached by Sean Mulcahy.
This coming week Gulfport MCJROTC has a bye week. While Nation Ford MCJROTC will compete against Selma MCJROTC from Lemoore, CA. Selma MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 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=1.1.840347717.1
Gulfport MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=939
Nation Ford MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=940
08 - 14 Oct 2018