Palo Verde Valley AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team
Shooting their highest score of the season Palo Verde Valley AJROTC edged out Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team 938 to 926 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row, Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is in seventh place with a 2 - 0 record. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC was led by Karime Silva-cid who shot a 256. The remaining contributing members were Jacob Salas, Jaden King, and Joaquin Martinez. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is from Blythe, CA, and is coached by Tony L McBride.
Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team dropped to 1 - 1 on the season. They are currently in twentyieth place. Shooting their highest team score of the season Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team was led by Maggie Holt who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Joseph Cairns, Tanner McConnell, and Trenton Franklin. Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team is from Versailles, IN, and is coached by Steve Scoggins.
Next up Palo Verde Valley AJROTC will compete against Robert E Lee MCJROTC from Baytown, TX. Robert E Lee MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team will compete against Nation Ford MCJROTC from Fort Mill, SC. Nation Ford 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=1.1.787399971.1
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=768
Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=759
29 Jan-04 Feb 18