Pacific MCJROTC defeats West AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pacific MCJROTC defeated West AJROTC 1050 to 892 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Pacific MCJROTC finishes the season in fourth place with a 6 - 2 record. Pacific MCJROTC was led by Amanda Benetin who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Lucas Hicks, Skylar Neaveill, and Kloey Fleming. Pacific MCJROTC is from Pacific, MO, and is coached by Brian Cain.
West AJROTC dropped to 4 - 4 on the season. They finish the season in twenty-second place. West AJROTC was led by Daniel Reffalt who shot a 229. The remaining contributing members were Mahamoud Camara, JoeAngel Lopez, and Johann Ameca-Porras. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
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=1.1.799960700.1
Pacific MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=755
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=772
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