Abraham Clark MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Wando AFJROTC
Abraham Clark MCJROTC edged out Wando AFJROTC 779 to 770 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Abraham Clark MCJROTC finishes the season in ninth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They finished the season with a 4 - 2 record. Abraham Clark MCJROTC was led by, Miguel Lluberas who shot a 207. The remaining contributing members were Daniel Leal, Keranys Sierra, and Selene Santana. Abraham Clark MCJROTC is from Roselle, NJ, and is coached by 1Sgt David Alito.
Wando AFJROTC finished the season with a 0 - 6 record. They finishes the season in ninth place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. Wando AFJROTC was led by, James Evans who shot a 212. The remaining contributing members were Dennis Powell, Nathan Wilson, and Justin Silva. Wando AFJROTC is from Mount Pleasant, SC, and is coached by Michael J. Gardner.
Next up Abraham Clark MCJROTC will compete against Houston Junior Shooters from Houston, MN. Houston Junior Shooters currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Wando AFJROTC will compete against Topeka West AJROTC from Topeka, KS. Topeka West AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 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=1.1.846168437.1
Abraham Clark MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=891
Wando AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=912
05 - 11 Nov 2018