Pueblo County AJROTC defeats Waller AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pueblo County AJROTC defeated Waller AFJROTC 1029.9 to 854.6 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Pueblo County AJROTC is in second place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by, Antonia Salazar who shot a 279.0. The remaining contributing members were Devon Baker, Krista Annis, and Andrew Duran. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Waller AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twenty-second place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Waller AFJROTC was led by, Havannah Sierra who shot a 253.3. The remaining contributing members were Savannah Cater , King Adam, and Gage Nobles. Waller AFJROTC is from Waller, TX, and is coached by Lt Col Byrl Engel.
This coming week Pueblo County AJROTC has a bye week. While Waller AFJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 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 7 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
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 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021012213450420.1
Pueblo County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1530
Waller AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1542
01 - 07 Feb 2021