Selma MCJROTC Upsets Mandeville MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Selma MCJROTC upset Mandeville MCJROTC 1011 to 985 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Selma MCJROTC was able to win despite averaging 23 points lower than Mandeville MCJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Selma MCJROTC is in twenty-third place overall and fourth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 2 record. Selma MCJROTC was led by, Izaaih Cortez who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Nicholas Mullins, Braulio Perez, and Luis Nerio. Selma MCJROTC is from Selma, CA, and is coached by Mike Romero.
Mandeville MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. After the loss they are in twenty-fourth place overall and fifth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Mandeville MCJROTC was led by, Addison Antwiler who shot a 256. The remaining contributing members were Julie Lupoli, Justus Bonnet, and Orion Tucker. Mandeville MCJROTC is from Mandeville, LA, and is coached by John Cassady.
Next up Selma MCJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. While Mandeville MCJROTC will compete against East River AJROTC from Orlando, FL. East River AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.918221293.1
Selma MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1196
Mandeville MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1199
21 - 27 Oct 2019