Fontana MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Liberty County
Fontana MCJROTC edged out Liberty County 1001.0 to 992.5 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Fontana MCJROTC is in seventh place overall. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Fontana MCJROTC was led by, Crystal Santiago-Canceco who shot a 254.1. The remaining contributing members were Eliezer Moreno, Alma Negrete-Cota, and Anna Porras. Fontana MCJROTC is from Fontana, CA, and is coached by Wayne Harkley.
Liberty County currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in thirteenth place overall. Liberty County was led by, Cierra Morales who shot a 258.9. The remaining contributing members were Sydney Goff, Emily Goff, and Aislee Chaffin. Liberty County is from Bristol, FL, and is coached by Jason Dence.
Next up Fontana MCJROTC will compete against Joliet Central AJROTC from Joliet, IL. Joliet Central AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Liberty County will compete against Pace NJROTC from Pace, Fl. Pace NJROTC currently has a 1 - 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 8 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=1.1.2022012111255350.1
Fontana MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1826
Liberty County team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1802
24 - 30 Jan 2022