La Cueva MCJROTC defeats Ramona MCJROTC
La Cueva MCJROTC defeated Ramona MCJROTC 1066.0 to 499.7 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, La Cueva MCJROTC is in eleventh place overall and second place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 2 record. La Cueva MCJROTC was led by, Logan Aldridge who shot a 280.8. The remaining contributing members were Joshua Fournier, Carson Back, and Abigail Gibson. La Cueva MCJROTC is from Albuquerque, NM, and is coached by 1st Sgt Alberto Griego.
Ramona MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. After the loss they are in nineteenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Ramona MCJROTC was led by, Peter Chimal who shot a 156.9. The remaining contributing members were David Herrera, Christina Chimal, and Andrew Fuentes. Ramona MCJROTC is from Riverside, CA, and is coached by MSgt Nunez.
Next up La Cueva MCJROTC will compete against Missouri Military Academy from Mexico, MO. Missouri Military Academy currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Ramona MCJROTC will compete against Walhalla AJROTC from Walhalla, SC. Walhalla AJROTC 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021101116081155.1
La Cueva MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1610
Ramona MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1609
18 - 24 Oct 2021