Fontana MCJROTC defeats Warrenton Rifles
Fontana MCJROTC defeated Warrenton Rifles 1007 to 940 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Fontana MCJROTC is in twentieth place overall and sixth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Fontana MCJROTC was led by, Moses Ramirez who shot a 257. The remaining contributing members were Mark Bates, Jasmine Arguello, and Esmer Lopez. Fontana MCJROTC is from Fontana, CA, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Harkley.
Warrenton Rifles currently has a 0 - 6 record. After the loss they are in second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Warrenton Rifles was led by, Jacob Schoonenberg who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Toly Petty, Brandon Lehr, and Hunter Brown. Warrenton Rifles is from Warrenton, VA, and is coached by Claude Davenport.
Next up Fontana MCJROTC will compete against South Effingham NJROTC from Guyton, GA. South Effingham NJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Warrenton Rifles will compete against Humboldt Sharpshooters from Hartford, SD. Humboldt Sharpshooters currently has a 2 - 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 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=1.1.844620049.1
Fontana MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=930
Warrenton Rifles team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=933
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