Gulfport MCJROTC defeats Moanalua High School
Shooting their highest score of the season Gulfport MCJROTC defeated Moanalua High School 1098 to 1074 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Gulfport MCJROTC is in second place overall and first place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Gulfport MCJROTC was led by, Kayla Marroy who shot a 277. The remaining contributing members were Aleiya McDonald, Bella McClain, and Elizabeth Roberts. Gulfport MCJROTC is from Gulfport, MS, and is coached by LtCol John Owens.
Snapping a two game win streak Moanalua High School currently has a 2 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fourth place overall and second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Moanalua High School was led by, Chase Nakata who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Aidan Fong, Kendelle Hung-Ino, and Rylee Galino. Moanalua High School is from Honolulu, HI, and is coached by Bruce Yonesaki.
Next up Gulfport MCJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Moanalua High School will compete against Zion Benton NJROTC from Zion, IL. Zion Benton NJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record.
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 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=1.1.916755105.1
Gulfport MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1195
Moanalua High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1194
14 - 20 Oct 2019