(SPS/Submitted) -- Sapulpa MCJROTC defeated Hoke County AJROTC 1052.0 to 1028.8 in the 2024 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Sapulpa MCJROTC was led by Patience Waits who shot a 267.9. The remaining contributing members were Noah Burrow, Alexus Mattox, and Gunner Belden.
The team went on to defeat Colquitt County MCJROTC 2306.1 to 1928.1 in the competition, led by Emily Nelson who shot a 594.3. The remaining contributing members were Sydney Burrow, Logan Harwood, and Rylee Wilson. Sapulpa High Schools MCJROTC air rifle team is coached by Lt Col William Shannon (Ret).
Sapulpa MCJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in second place. Within the Marine Corps JROTC Conference they are in second place. They have a 2 - 0 record.
The league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by the post-season. Sapulpa's team heads to Hereford, TX, this week, for their next competition.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.