Stewarts Creek AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Hereford MCJROTC
Stewarts Creek AJROTC edged out Hereford MCJROTC 812.3 to 807.3 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by Lorenzo Gilbert who shot a 240.5. The remaining contributing members were Carter Bowes, Jakobe Luten, and Brylie Brant. They are from Smyrna, TN, and are coached by LTC Joel Payne.
Overall Stewarts Creek AJROTC is ranked thirty-ninth. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Hereford MCJROTC was led by Abigail Guerra who shot a 213.0. The remaining contributing members were Kayden Garcia, Zenaida Hernandez, and Judith Valdovinos. Hereford MCJROTC is from Hereford, TX, and is coached by Gunnery Sergeant Ron Brownlow.
Overall Hereford MCJROTC is ranked forty-ninth. They have a 0 - 1 record.
Next up Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against Seneca MCJROTC from Louisville, KY. Seneca MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Hereford MCJROTC will compete against Seaford NJROTC from Felton, DE. Seaford NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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=1.1.2023011922382667.1
Stewarts Creek AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2170
Hereford MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2163
30 Jan-05 Feb 23