Kelly Walsh MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats C. T. Johnson AJROTC
Kelly Walsh MCJROTC edged out C. T. Johnson AJROTC 1037.7 to 1018.1 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Kelly Walsh MCJROTC is in second place overall. They currently have a 5 - 1 record. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC was led by, True Bailey who shot a 267.1. The remaining contributing members were Payton Raffensperger, Brayden Steele, and Matthew Harvey Jr.. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC is from Casper, WY, and is coached by MGySgt Fred Pickering.
C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in sixth place overall. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Jaden Neel who shot a 267.1. The remaining contributing members were Audrey Carranza, Kampten Biggs, and Sara Mercado. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
This coming week Kelly Walsh MCJROTC has a bye week. While C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against La Cueva MCJROTC from Albuquerque, NM. La Cueva MCJROTC currently has a 4 - 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=1.1.2021031818232516.1
Kelly Walsh MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1540
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1532
22 - 28 Mar 2021