Fontana MCJROTC Upsets Captain Shreve AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Fontana MCJROTC upset Captain Shreve AJROTC 1051 to 1042 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Fontana MCJROTC was able to win despite averaging 7 points lower than Captain Shreve AJROTC coming into this game.
Their second win in a row. With the win, Fontana MCJROTC is in eleventh place overall and third place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 2 record. Fontana MCJROTC was led by, Moses Ramirez who shot a 273. The remaining contributing members were Jasmine Arguello, Dylan Watanabe, and Emily Romero. Fontana MCJROTC is from Fontana, CA, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Harkley.
Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. After the loss they are in sixteenth place overall and seventh place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Captain Shreve AJROTC was led by, Anieya Hilliard who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Imani Tart, Caitlyn Burton, and William Henderson. Captain Shreve AJROTC is from Shreveport, LA, and is coached by Everett Craig.
Next up Fontana MCJROTC will compete against Tempe Union High School District AJROTC from Tempe, AZ. Tempe Union High School District AJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 record. While Captain Shreve AJROTC will compete against Clark AFJROTC from San Antonio, TX. Clark AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 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=1.1.922540998.1
Fontana MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1197
Captain Shreve AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1185
11 - 17 Nov 2019