Selma MCJROTC defeats Hopewell AJROTC
Selma MCJROTC defeated Hopewell AJROTC 978 to 635 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Selma MCJROTC is in seventeenth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Selma MCJROTC was led by, Izaaih Cortez who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Marco Leal, Braulo Perez, and Sarah Arrellano. Selma MCJROTC is from Selma, CA, and is coached by Mike Romero.
Hopewell AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. Hopewell AJROTC was led by, Ethan Williamson who shot a 242. The remaining contributing members were Jalayah Harrison, Kyle Whitaker, and Shawn Cowley. Hopewell AJROTC is from Huntersville, NC, and is coached by LTC Shawn W. Cowley.
Next up Selma MCJROTC will compete against David Crockett NJROTC from Jonesborough, TN. David Crockett NJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While Hopewell AJROTC will compete against Onate NJROTC from Las Cruces, NM. Onate NJROTC currently has a 3 - 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.
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=1.1.870615215.1
Selma MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1072
Hopewell AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1080
04 - 10 Mar 2019