Lewisville AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Eldorado NJROTC
Lewisville AJROTC edged out Eldorado NJROTC 946.5 to 936.6 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. Lewisville AJROTC was led by Byron Sherman who shot a 250.1. The remaining contributing members were Carlos McElhaney, Ashton Sutton, and Ciara Morris. They are from Richburg, SC, and are coached by LTC Dave Lander.
Overall Lewisville AJROTC is ranked fifteenth. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Eldorado NJROTC was led by Lacy Taylor who shot a 252.1. The remaining contributing members were Angela-Mae Doniego, Diego Galicia, and Jundel Doniego. Eldorado NJROTC is from Las Vegas, NV, and is coached by OS1 Angela Kolone.
Overall Eldorado NJROTC is ranked thirtieth. They have a 0 - 1 record.
Next up Lewisville AJROTC will compete against Norview NJROTC from Norfolk, VA. Norview NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Eldorado NJROTC will compete against Washburn Rural AFJROTC from Topeka, KS. Washburn Rural AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 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=1.1.2023011922382633.1
Lewisville AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2150
Eldorado NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2134
30 Jan-05 Feb 23