Pacific MCJROTC defeats Fort Payne AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pacific MCJROTC defeated Fort Payne AJROTC 1091 to 1031 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Pacific MCJROTC is in fifth place overall and second place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Pacific MCJROTC was led by, Amanda Benetin who shot a 278. The remaining contributing members were Preston Martin, Julia Thomas, and Leamia Perez. Pacific MCJROTC is from Pacific, MO, and is coached by Brian Cain.
Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in thirteenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Fort Payne AJROTC was led by, Kristen Fowler who shot a 282. The remaining contributing members were Jade Robison, Ibet Perez, and Kaiya Chitwood. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by John Walker.
Next up Pacific MCJROTC will compete against Zion Benton NJROTC from Zion, IL. Zion Benton NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against Tempe Union High School District AJROTC from Tempe, AZ. Tempe Union High School District AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 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=1.1.918221279.1
Pacific MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1198
Fort Payne AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1184
21 - 27 Oct 2019