Gallatin NJROTC Upsets Arlington Grand Prairie High School
Shooting their highest score of the season Gallatin NJROTC upset Arlington Grand Prairie High School 936 to 890 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Gallatin NJROTC was able to win despite averaging 37 points lower than Arlington Grand Prairie High School coming into this game.
Their second win in a row. They finished the season with a 6 - 2 record. Gallatin NJROTC was led by, Blake Rittenberry who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Ashton Cannon, William Wright, and Makayla Troup. Gallatin NJROTC is from Gallatin, TN, and is coached by Duff Thompson.
Snapping a two game win streak Arlington Grand Prairie High School finished the season with a 5 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Arlington Grand Prairie High School was led by, Abigail Nigo who shot a 229. The remaining contributing members were Michelle Martinez, Michael Su, and Angela Camacho. Arlington Grand Prairie High School is from Grand Prairie, TX, and is coached by Marcus Young.
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=1.1.876384708.1
Gallatin NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1109
Arlington Grand Prairie High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1095
01 - 07 Apr 2019