Mandeville MCJROTC Upsets R-S Central MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mandeville MCJROTC upset R-S Central MCJROTC 1066 to 1060 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Mandeville MCJROTC was able to win despite averaging 24 points lower than R-S Central MCJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Mandeville MCJROTC is in fourth place in their Division with a 3 - 2 record. Mandeville MCJROTC was led by Meagan Seese who shot a 273. The remaining contributing members were Peter Cassady, Ethan Chiu, and Mark Shreve. Mandeville MCJROTC is from Mandeville, LA, and is coached by John Cassady.
R-S Central MCJROTC dropped to 3 - 2 on the season. They are currently in third place in their Division. R-S Central MCJROTC was led by Cheyenne Downey who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Destiny Cureton, Emily Williams, and Victoria Wiles. R-S Central MCJROTC is from Rutherfordton, NC, and is coached by Maj CJ Brown.
Next up Mandeville MCJROTC will compete against Warren Central MCJROTC from Indianapolis, IN. Warren Central MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. R-S Central MCJROTC will compete against Nation Ford MCJROTC from Fort Mill, SC. Nation Ford MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Marine Corps JROTC 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 league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.763342038.1
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