Pueblo West AJROTC defeats Creek Wood High School
Shooting their highest score of the season Pueblo West AJROTC defeated Creek Wood High School 978.9 to 481.6 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Pueblo West AJROTC was led by Olivia Nowak who shot a 255.7. The remaining contributing members were Ryan Roybal, Tara Guardipee, and Micheala Duty. They are from Pueblo West, Uni, and are coached by Matthew Dilcher.
Overall Pueblo West AJROTC is ranked nineteenth. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Creek Wood High School was led by Samuel Hayes who shot a 184.2. The remaining contributing members were Aleaha Portman, McKenna Betty, and Kayden Chascsa. Creek Wood High School is from Charlotte, TN, and is coached by MAJ Buford Rachford.
Overall Creek Wood High School is ranked sixty-second. They have a 0 - 2 record.
Next up Pueblo West AJROTC will compete against Georgetown NJROTC from Georgetown, SC. Georgetown NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Creek Wood High School will compete against Southwestern Randolph High School from Asheboro, NC. Southwestern Randolph High School currently has a 0 - 1 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=1.1.2023011922382628.1
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2136
Creek Wood High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2186
30 Jan-05 Feb 23