Pueblo West AJROTC Narrowly Defeats New Bern NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pueblo West AJROTC edged out New Bern NJROTC 939 to 930 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Pueblo West AJROTC is in twentieth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Pueblo West AJROTC was led by, Hailey Ure who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Kailey Arrigo, Faye Mares, and Tyana Sanchez. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West, CO, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
New Bern NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twenty-fourth place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season New Bern NJROTC was led by, AungMyint Oo who shot a 241. The remaining contributing members were Son Tzu, Elizabeth Snyder, and Dante Hasty-Chestnut. New Bern NJROTC is from New Bern, NC, and is coached by LCDR Ronald Fry.
Next up Pueblo West AJROTC will compete against First State Military Academy MCJROTC from Clayton, DE. First State Military Academy MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While New Bern NJROTC will compete against Grant County AJROTC from Dry Ridge, KY. Grant County AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 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.
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=1.1.869178794.1
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1073
New Bern NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1104
25 Feb-03 Mar 19