North Port High School defeats Fullerton Union JROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season North Port High School defeated Fullerton Union JROTC 773.5 to 566.1 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. North Port High School was led by Jordan Wager who shot a 238.9. The remaining contributing members were John Miller, Kyle Hines, and Kayla Johnston. They are from North Port, FL, and are coached by Dee Barnes.
Overall North Port High School is ranked sixty-eighth. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Fullerton Union JROTC was led by Damien 1Harari Stevenson who shot a 217.9. The remaining contributing members were Leo 1Saavedra, Joshua 1Rodriguez, and Matt 1Choye. Fullerton Union JROTC is from Fullerton, CA, and is coached by Michael Albertson.
Overall Fullerton Union JROTC is ranked sixty-seventh. They have a 0 - 1 record.
Next up North Port High School will compete against First State Military Academy from Clayton, DE. First State Military Academy currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Fullerton Union JROTC will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC 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=1.1.2023013015115224.1
North Port High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2182
Fullerton Union JROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2190
06 - 12 Feb 2023