Walhalla AJROTC defeats Ramona MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Walhalla AJROTC defeated Ramona MCJROTC 1135.9 to 937.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Walhalla AJROTC is in twelfth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Walhalla AJROTC was led by, Jayme Hernandez who shot a 292.6. The remaining contributing members were Bianca Montieth , Keagan Dean , and Samantha Bryant . Walhalla AJROTC is from Walhalla, SC, and is coached by Kevin Mangan.
Ramona MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. After the loss they are in nineteenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Ramona MCJROTC was led by, Daniel Shackelford who shot a 247.0. The remaining contributing members were Andrew Fuentes, Perla Bravo, and Peter Chimal. Ramona MCJROTC is from Riverside, CA, and is coached by MSgt Nunez.
Next up Walhalla AJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. While Ramona MCJROTC has a bye week.
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 10.9 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=1.1.2021101917051683.1
Walhalla AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1601
Ramona MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1609
25 - 31 Oct 2021