New Bern NJROTC Defeats Smithson Valley
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 985.8 points, New Bern NJROTC defeated Smithson Valley. Their fourth win in a row. They currently have a 6 - 2 record. New Bern NJROTC was led by, Linh Huynh who shot a 262.0. The remaining contributing members were Fallon West, Emily Childs, and Angel Aaron. New Bern NJROTC is from New Bern, NC, and is coached by LCDR Ronald Fry.
Smithson Valley currently has a 1 - 6 record. Smithson Valley is from Spring Branch, TX, and is coached by Scott Outlaw.
Next up New Bern NJROTC will compete against Skyline AJROTC from Dallas, TX. Skyline AJROTC currently has a 1 - 6 record. While Smithson Valley will compete against East River AJROTC from Orlando, FL. East River AJROTC currently has a 3 - 4 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=1.1.2022031408520952.1
New Bern NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1844
Smithson Valley team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1780
21 - 27 Mar 2022