Gallatin NJROTC defeats Pebble Hills NJROTC
Gallatin NJROTC defeated Pebble Hills NJROTC 892 to 863 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Gallatin NJROTC was led by Christian Blizzard who shot a 243. The remaining contributing members were Helen Kiser, Erin Williams, and Elizabeth Myers. Gallatin NJROTC is from Gallatin, TN, and is coached by Duff Thompson.
Pebble Hills NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Pebble Hills NJROTC was led by Alejandro Tizcareno who shot a 232. The remaining contributing members were Anthony Vildosola, Shazaray Labaya, and Issa Gutierrez. Pebble Hills NJROTC is from El Paso, TX, and is coached by Anthony J. Arellano.
Next up Gallatin NJROTC will compete against Englewood AJROTC from Jacksonville, FL. Englewood AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Pebble Hills NJROTC will compete against Northwood AJROTC from Shreveport, LA. Northwood AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.837883636.1
Gallatin NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=883
Pebble Hills NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=821
24 - 30 Sep 2018