United South MCJROTC defeats Western Alamance NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season United South MCJROTC defeated Western Alamance NJROTC 1041 to 739 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, United South MCJROTC is in first place overall and first place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. United South MCJROTC was led by Simon Espino who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Altman, Abdiel Lara, and Antonio Munoz. United South MCJROTC is from Laredo, TX, and is coached by James Jordan.
Western Alamance NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Western Alamance NJROTC was led by Daniel Schoch who shot a 224. The remaining contributing members were Cameron Allen, Kevin Stuart, and Jonathon Harrell. Western Alamance NJROTC is from Elon, NC, and is coached by Dirk Butler.
Next up United South MCJROTC will compete against West Broward AJROTC from Pembroke Pines, FL. West Broward AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Western Alamance NJROTC will compete against Harold L. Richards NJROTC from Oak Lawn, IL. Harold L. Richards NJROTC currently has a 1 - 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 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=1.1.837884022.1
United South MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=832
Western Alamance NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=900
01 - 07 Oct 2018