Stranahan MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Dallastown MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Stranahan MCJROTC edged out Dallastown MCJROTC 980 to 968 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Stranahan MCJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 4 - 1 record. Stranahan MCJROTC was led by Diamond Jackson who shot a 250. The remaining contributing members were Rebecca Connett, Kristyn Clarke, and Samantha O'Dell. Stranahan MCJROTC is from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and is coached by Wayne Labeau.
Dallastown MCJROTC dropped to 2 - 3 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Dallastown MCJROTC was led by Hunter Eberly who shot a 247. The remaining contributing members were Zachary Kauffman, Zachary Grove, and Ashley Henry. Dallastown MCJROTC is from Dallastown, PA, and is coached by Matthew Corwin.
Next up Stranahan MCJROTC will compete against New Braunfels MCJROTC from New Braunfels, TX. New Braunfels MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. Dallastown MCJROTC will compete against Abraham Clark MCJROTC from Roselle, NJ. Abraham Clark MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 record.
These two teams are competing in the Marine Corps JROTC Distinguished 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 league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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=1.1.688458517.1
07 - 13 Nov 2016