Nation Ford MCJROTC defeats Fort Payne AJROTC
Nation Ford MCJROTC defeated Fort Payne AJROTC 1075 to 1042 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Nation Ford MCJROTC is in seventh place overall and second place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 2 record. Nation Ford MCJROTC was led by, Sarah Leininger who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Deonte Hayes, Nick Noto, and Kayla Kalenza. Nation Ford MCJROTC is from Fort Mill, SC, and is coached by Sean Mulcahy.
Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. After the loss they are in eighteenth place overall and eighth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Fort Payne AJROTC was led by, Kristen Fowler who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Devin Thomason, Jade Robison, and Ibet Perez. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by John Walker.
Next up Nation Ford MCJROTC will compete against North Brunswick AJROTC from Leland, NC. North Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against Captain Shreve AJROTC from Shreveport, LA. Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 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=1.1.846165549.1
Nation Ford MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=940
Fort Payne AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=941
05 - 11 Nov 2018