La Cueva MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Missouri Military Academy
Shooting their highest score of the season La Cueva MCJROTC edged out Missouri Military Academy 1077.4 to 1070.6 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, La Cueva MCJROTC is in twelfth place overall and third place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. La Cueva MCJROTC was led by, Carson Back who shot a 277.6. The remaining contributing members were Logan Aldridge, Joshua Fournier, and Cresencio Lovato. La Cueva MCJROTC is from Albuquerque, NM, and is coached by 1st Sgt Alberto Griego.
Missouri Military Academy currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in thirteenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Missouri Military Academy was led by, Rene Garcia who shot a 272.6. The remaining contributing members were Ethan Zinser, Brennan Williams, and Landon Meyer. Missouri Military Academy is from Mexico, MO, and is coached by Mike Shoemaker.
Next up La Cueva MCJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Missouri Military Academy will compete against C. T. Johnson AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 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=1.1.2021101917051675.1
La Cueva MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1610
Missouri Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1600
25 - 31 Oct 2021