Fontana MCJROTC defeats Onate NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Fontana MCJROTC defeated Onate NJROTC 981 to 907 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Fontana MCJROTC is in tenth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Fontana MCJROTC was led by, Jasmine Arguello who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Nikolas Zamora, Miguel Fernandez, and Emily Romero. Fontana MCJROTC is from Fontana, CA, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Harkley.
Onate NJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twenty-third place overall. Onate NJROTC was led by, Kaitlyn Ashby who shot a 239. The remaining contributing members were Dacota Cribley, Andreas Martinez, and Rudy Allen. Onate NJROTC is from Las Cruces, NM, and is coached by Robert Rodriguez.
Next up Fontana MCJROTC will compete against Walhalla AJROTC from Walhalla, SC. Walhalla AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Onate NJROTC has a bye week.
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.
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=1.1.866291570.1
Fontana MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1092
Onate NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1077
11 - 17 Feb 2019