Summerlin Academy AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Palo Verde Valley AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Summerlin Academy AJROTC edged out Palo Verde Valley AJROTC 1016 to 1007 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Summerlin Academy AJROTC finishes the season in fifth place with a 3 - 1 record. Summerlin Academy AJROTC was led by Dalton Weihrauch who shot a 273. The remaining contributing members were Brendan Dorman, Kye Patsue, and Taylor Helms. Summerlin Academy AJROTC is from Bartow, FL, and is coached by Steven beck.
Snapping a thre game win streak Palo Verde Valley AJROTC dropped to 3 - 1 on the season. They finish the season in seventh place. Shooting their highest team score of the season Palo Verde Valley AJROTC was led by Karime Silva-cid who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Jacob Salas, Joaquin Martinez, and Jaden King. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is from Blythe, CA, and is coached by Tony L McBride.
Next up Summerlin Academy AJROTC will compete against St Stephens NJROTC from Hickory, NC. St Stephens NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC will compete against Pacific MCJROTC from Pacific, MO. Pacific MCJROTC currently has a 4 - 0 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. The winner of the league is the team with the best 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=1.1.792754928.1
Summerlin Academy AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=758
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=768
19 - 25 Feb 2018