Eldorado NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Smith Station MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Eldorado NJROTC edged out Smith Station MCJROTC 965.0 to 953.4 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Eldorado NJROTC was led by Lacy Taylor who shot a 255.9. The remaining contributing members were Angela-Mae Doniego, Genesis Espinoza, and Jundel Doniego. They are from Las Vegas, NV, and are coached by OS1 Angela Kolone.
Overall Eldorado NJROTC is ranked twenty-second. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Smith Station MCJROTC was led by Dominic Colon who shot a 245.7. The remaining contributing members were Nathaniel McCoy, Matthew Westenkirchner, and Janelle Owens. Smith Station MCJROTC is from Smith Station, AL, and is coached by Major William Bolden.
Overall Smith Station MCJROTC is ranked twenty-fourth. They have a 1 - 3 record.
Next up Eldorado NJROTC will compete against Henry J Kaiser AJROTC from Fontana, CA. Henry J Kaiser AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Smith Station MCJROTC will compete against Garfield AJROTC from Akron, OH. Garfield AJROTC currently has a 0 - 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=1.1.2023021314052006.1
Eldorado NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2134
Smith Station MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2166
20 - 26 Feb 2023