Palo Verde Valley AJROTC Defeats Treasure Coast AFJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 937 points, Palo Verde Valley AJROTC defeated Treasure Coast AFJROTC. With the win, Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is in seventh place with a 1 - 0 record. 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.
Treasure Coast AFJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in forty-sixth place. Treasure Coast AFJROTC is from Port St. Lucie, FL, and is coached by MSgt Thomas Frazier.
Next up Palo Verde Valley AJROTC will compete against Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team from Versailles, IN. Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team currently has a 1 - 0 record. Treasure Coast AFJROTC will compete against Pacific MCJROTC from Pacific, MO. Pacific MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 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=1.1.787397864.1
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=768
Treasure Coast AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=780
22 - 28 Jan 2018