San Juan Wildlife Federation defeats Pebble Hills NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season San Juan Wildlife Federation defeated Pebble Hills NJROTC 869 to 718 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, San Juan Wildlife Federation is in twenty-fourth place with a 1 - 1 record. San Juan Wildlife Federation was led by Gatlin James who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Chantel Cresswell, Carsyn James, and Taed Montoya. San Juan Wildlife Federation is from Farmington, NM, and is coached by Ronnie James.
Pebble Hills NJROTC dropped to 1 - 1 on the season. They are currently in twenty-ninth place. Shooting their highest team score of the season Pebble Hills NJROTC was led by Anthony Vildosola who shot a 223. The remaining contributing members were Norma Montero, Shazaray Labaya, and Issa Gutierrez. Pebble Hills NJROTC is from El Paso, TX, and is coached by Anthony J. Arellano.
Next up San Juan Wildlife Federation will compete against Chambersburg NJROTC from Chambersburg, PA. Chambersburg NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Pebble Hills NJROTC will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 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=1.1.787400544.1
San Juan Wildlife Federation team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=764
Pebble Hills NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=741
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