Pebble Hills NJROTC Upsets Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team
Pebble Hills NJROTC upset Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team 966 to 963 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Pebble Hills NJROTC was able to win despite averaging 117 points lower than Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team coming into this game.
Their fourth win in a row, Pebble Hills NJROTC is in eleventh place with a 5 - 2 record. Pebble Hills NJROTC was led by Sean Huh who shot a 246. The remaining contributing members were David Carpio, Ruben Ramirez, and Alejandro Tizcareno. Pebble Hills NJROTC is from El Paso, TX, and is coached by Anthony J. Arellano.
Snapping a thre game win streak Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team dropped to 4 - 3 on the season. They are currently in thirteenth place. Shooting their highest team score of the season Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team was led by Maggie Holt who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Joseph Cairns, Trenton Franklin, and Tanner McConnell. Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team is from Versailles, IN, and is coached by Steve Scoggins.
Next up Pebble Hills NJROTC will compete against Broken Arrow AFJROTC from Broken Arrow, OK. Broken Arrow AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 3 record. Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team will compete against Eastside NJROTC from Gainsville, FL. Eastside NJROTC 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 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=1.1.798522608.1
Pebble Hills NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=741
Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=759
19 - 25 Mar 2018