Mandeville MCJROTC defeats Warrenton Rifles
Mandeville MCJROTC defeated Warrenton Rifles 1004 to 978 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Mandeville MCJROTC is in twenty-first place overall and seventh place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 2 record. Mandeville MCJROTC was led by Meagan Seese who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Ethan Chiu, Julie Lupoli, and Brian Peter. Mandeville MCJROTC is from Mandeville, LA, and is coached by John Cassady.
Warrenton Rifles currently has a 0 - 3 record. After the loss they are in twenty-third place overall and second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Warrenton Rifles was led by Jacob Schoonenberg who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were John Childers, Julia Austin, and Brandon Lehr. Warrenton Rifles is from Warrenton, VA, and is coached by Claude Davenport.
Next up Mandeville MCJROTC will compete against Pacific MCJROTC from Pacific, MO. Pacific MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Warrenton Rifles will compete against Saint Thomas Academy from Mendota Heights, MN. Saint Thomas Academy 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=1.1.840347731.1
Mandeville MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=937
Warrenton Rifles team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=933
08 - 14 Oct 2018