La Cueva MCJROTC defeats Pueblo County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season La Cueva MCJROTC defeated Pueblo County AJROTC 1066.4 to 1033.5 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, La Cueva MCJROTC is in second place overall. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. La Cueva MCJROTC was led by, Naama Frish who shot a 274.9. The remaining contributing members were Jessy Montoya, Aiden Stephenson, and Cresencio Lovato. La Cueva MCJROTC is from Albuquerque, NM, and is coached by 1st Sgt Alberto Griego.
Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. After the loss they are in third place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Pueblo County AJROTC was led by, Antonia Salazar who shot a 277.9. The remaining contributing members were Andrew Duran, Devon Baker, and Krista Annis. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Next up La Cueva MCJROTC will compete against Shoals American Legion from Shoals, IN. Shoals American Legion currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Pueblo County AJROTC 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 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=1.1.2021021616321718.1
La Cueva MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1546
Pueblo County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1530
22 - 28 Feb 2021