Kaiser High School defeats Rock Hill AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Kaiser High School defeated Rock Hill AFJROTC 975.7 to 863.2 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Kaiser High School was led by Reef Tolosa who shot a 270.5. The remaining contributing members were Kaitlyn Toma, Nolan Kawahara, and Zhixi Guo. They are from Honolulu, HI, and are coached by James Olson.
Overall Kaiser High School is ranked twenty-second. They have a 3 - 1 record.
Rock Hill AFJROTC was led by Za'Kiyus Gill who shot a 233.9. The remaining contributing members were Audrey Higginbotham, Maddison Totherow, and Wyatt Parker. Rock Hill AFJROTC is from Rock Hill, SC, and is coached by Jesse Thibodeau.
Overall Rock Hill AFJROTC is ranked thirty-seventh. They have a 2 - 4 record.
Next up Kaiser High School will compete against Pueblo County AJROTC from Pueblo, CO. Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. While Rock Hill AFJROTC will compete against Seaford NJROTC from Seaford, DE. Seaford NJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by Scopos, 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, kneeling, prone, and standing. 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=1.1.2024030412374686.1
Kaiser High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2476
Rock Hill AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2454
11 - 17 Mar 2024