La Cueva MCJROTC defeats Shoals American Legion
La Cueva MCJROTC defeated Shoals American Legion 1021.6 to 867.8 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row. With the win, La Cueva MCJROTC is in second place overall. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. La Cueva MCJROTC was led by, Aiden Stephenson who shot a 285.8. The remaining contributing members were Jessy Montoya, Abigail Gibson, and Ethan Wood. La Cueva MCJROTC is from Albuquerque, NM, and is coached by 1st Sgt Alberto Griego.
Shoals American Legion currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in tenth place overall. Shoals American Legion was led by, Brenna Knepp who shot a 245.5. The remaining contributing members were Zane Lake, Lydia Knepp, and Ben Raber. Shoals American Legion is from Shoals, IN, and is coached by Chrystal Maschino.
This coming week La Cueva MCJROTC has a bye week. While Shoals American Legion will compete against Lafayette Gun Club from Grafton, VA. Lafayette Gun Club currently has a 4 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 7 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
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/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021022409321104.1
La Cueva MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1546
Shoals American Legion team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1549
01 - 07 Mar 2021