La Cueva MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC
La Cueva MCJROTC edged out Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC 1568.8 to 1568.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, La Cueva MCJROTC is in fifth place overall and second place within their 'Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. La Cueva MCJROTC was led by, Molly Palko who shot a 409.3. The remaining contributing members were Miriam Reichsfeld, Caden Box, and Aiden Stephenson. La Cueva MCJROTC is from Albuquerque, NM, and is coached by 1st Sgt Alberto Griego.
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in seventh place overall and third place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by, Courtney Allison who shot a 400.7. The remaining contributing members were Leah Stapp, Sarah Hancock, and Caden Cavanaugh. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
This coming week La Cueva MCJROTC has a bye week. While Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will compete against Camden County NJROTC from Kingsland, GA. Camden County NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Precision 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 Division is the most difficult division in the conference. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is nearly identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.2021092315485215.1
La Cueva MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1578
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1572
27 Sep-03 Oct 21