Eldorado NJROTC Narrowly Defeats SH Rider AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Eldorado NJROTC edged out SH Rider AJROTC 964.4 to 956.9 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. Eldorado NJROTC was led by Yanatan Vega Portillo who shot a 247.8. The remaining contributing members were Liseth Espejo Rodriguez, Isabel Morales Gomez, and Cibrayt De Lira . They are from Las Vegas, NV, and are coached by Angela Kolone.
Overall Eldorado NJROTC is ranked eighteenth. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season SH Rider AJROTC was led by Rain Taylor who shot a 249.5. The remaining contributing members were Tenayah Williams-Lacey, Lorelei Mitchell, and Aiden Henson. SH Rider AJROTC is from Wichita Falls, TX, and is coached by Robert Smith.
Overall SH Rider AJROTC is ranked twenty-sixth. They have a 0 - 2 record.
This coming week Eldorado NJROTC has a bye week. While SH Rider AJROTC will compete against Redmond MCJROTC from Redmond. Redmond MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by Scopos, 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 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, kneeling, prone, and standing. 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=1.1.2024012608465148.1
Eldorado NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2478
SH Rider AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2447
05 - 11 Feb 2024