Royal MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Smith Station MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Royal MCJROTC edged out Smith Station MCJROTC 1042.9 to 1037.7 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Royal MCJROTC is in seventh place overall. They currently have a 4 - 0 record. Royal MCJROTC was led by, Joaquin Zavala who shot a 284.1. The remaining contributing members were Austin Napps, Alan Garcia Ramirez, and Jose Avendano. Royal MCJROTC is from PATTISON, TX, and is coached by LaShan Bland.
Smith Station MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in eighth place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Smith Station MCJROTC was led by, Kari Smith who shot a 264.0. The remaining contributing members were Kari Kaltreider, Kaley Hopper, and Armando Rivera. Smith Station MCJROTC is from Smith Station, AL, and is coached by Major William Bolden.
Next up Royal MCJROTC will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. While Smith Station MCJROTC will compete against Page NJROTC from Greensboro, NC. Page NJROTC currently has a 2 - 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 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=1.1.2021021616321741.1
Royal MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1539
Smith Station MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1531
22 - 28 Feb 2021