Warrenton Rifles Narrowly Defeats Fontana MCJROTC
Warrenton Rifles edged out Fontana MCJROTC 1095.2 to 1087.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Warrenton Rifles is in seventh place overall and first place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Warrenton Rifles was led by, Seth Carver who shot a 293.3. The remaining contributing members were Hunter Brown, Matthew Lehr, and Julia Austin. Warrenton Rifles is from Warrenton, VA, and is coached by Claude Davenport.
Snapping a two game win streak Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. After the loss they are in sixth place overall and first place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Fontana MCJROTC was led by, Jasmine Arguello who shot a 283.0. The remaining contributing members were Emily Romero, Samantha Gomez, and Yaria Castro. Fontana MCJROTC is from Fontana, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Harkley.
Next up Warrenton Rifles will compete against Pace NJROTC from Pace, FL. Pace NJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Fontana MCJROTC will compete against Kelly Walsh MCJROTC from Casper, WY. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021100517384013.1
Warrenton Rifles team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1606
Fontana MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1608
11 - 17 Oct 2021