Bensalem MCJROTC defeats Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports
Shooting their highest score of the season Bensalem MCJROTC defeated Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports 969.4 to 906.3 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Bensalem MCJROTC is in eighth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Bensalem MCJROTC was led by, Nicholas Donnelly who shot a 260.3. The remaining contributing members were Danielle Cannalley, Mark Tymchenko, and Tauseeq Ahmed. Bensalem MCJROTC is from Bensalem, PA, and is coached by MSGT Shawn Worthen.
Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in seventh place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports was led by, Rachel Haines who shot a 272.6. The remaining contributing members were Lucky Myers, Cora Garcia, and Elsah Ikard. Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports is from Houston, TX, and is coached by Laura Haines.
This coming week Bensalem MCJROTC has a bye week. While Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports will compete against Central Arkansas Hawkeyes from Conway, AR. Central Arkansas Hawkeyes currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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 10.9 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=1.1.2021100517422575.1
Bensalem MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1663
Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1684
11 - 17 Oct 2021