Selma MCJROTC defeats Pacific MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Selma MCJROTC defeated Pacific MCJROTC 1072 to 1033 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Selma MCJROTC is in seventh place overall and second place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Selma MCJROTC was led by Estefanie Lopez who shot a 276. The remaining contributing members were Nicholas Mullins, Samantha Louie, and Leslie Espinoza. Selma MCJROTC is from Lemoore, CA, and is coached by Mike Romero.
Pacific MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. After the loss they are in eighteenth place overall and sixth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Pacific MCJROTC was led by Amanda Benetin who shot a 272. The remaining contributing members were Lucas Hicks, Julia Thomas, and Kailyn Dew. Pacific MCJROTC is from Pacific, MO, and is coached by Brian Cain.
Next up Selma MCJROTC will compete against Nation Ford MCJROTC from Fort Mill, SC. Nation Ford MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Pacific MCJROTC will compete against Mandeville MCJROTC from Mandeville, LA. Mandeville MCJROTC 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.840347723.1
Selma MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=934
Pacific MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=914
08 - 14 Oct 2018