Fontana MCJROTC Upsets Waimea AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Fontana MCJROTC upset Waimea AJROTC 1042 to 1023 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Fontana MCJROTC was able to win despite averaging 13 points lower than Waimea AJROTC coming into this game.
Their second win in a row. With the win, Fontana MCJROTC is in fifteenth place overall and third place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. Fontana MCJROTC was led by, Moses Ramirez who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Emily Romero, Jasmine Arguello, and Dylan Watanabe. Fontana MCJROTC is from Fontana, CA, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Harkley.
Waimea AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. After the loss they are in sixteenth place overall and seventh place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Waimea AJROTC was led by, Bergen Ceballos who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Shannon Caoagdan, Norie Mae Ramirez, and Larissa Kobayashi. Waimea AJROTC is from Waimea, HI, and is coached by Darin Larsen.
This coming week Fontana MCJROTC has a bye week. While Waimea AJROTC will compete against Cross Creek NJROTC from Augusta, GA. Cross Creek NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.918221285.1
Fontana MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1197
Waimea AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1190
21 - 27 Oct 2019