West AJROTC defeats Pebble Hills NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West AJROTC defeated Pebble Hills NJROTC 908 to 729 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, West AJROTC is in sixteenth place with a 2 - 1 record. West AJROTC was led by Daniel Luna-brown who shot a 233. The remaining contributing members were Jared Hernandez, Mahamoud Camara, and Daniel Reffalt. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Pebble Hills NJROTC dropped to 1 - 2 on the season. They are currently in thirty-second place. Shooting their highest team score of the season Pebble Hills NJROTC was led by Anthony Vildosola who shot a 234. The remaining contributing members were Norma Montero, Shazaray Labaya, and Issa Gutierrez. Pebble Hills NJROTC is from El Paso, TX, and is coached by Anthony J. Arellano.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against Selma MCJROTC from Selma, CA. Selma MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. Pebble Hills NJROTC will compete against Topeka West AJROTC from Topeka, KS. Topeka West AJROTC currently has a 1 - 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 win-loss record. The winner of the league is the team with the best win loss record.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.789873660.1
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=772
Pebble Hills NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=741
05 - 11 Feb 2018