West AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Northgate AFJROTC
West AJROTC edged out Northgate AFJROTC 892 to 888 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, West AJROTC is in twenty-third place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. West AJROTC was led by, Hillary Trejo-Nava who shot a 239. The remaining contributing members were Juan Flores, Anna Cole, and Seth Barela. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Northgate AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Northgate AFJROTC was led by, Nicholas Pelletier who shot a 231. The remaining contributing members were Asa Weil, Jeremiah Blissett, and Emily Reed. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by James Dorsey.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against Stewarts Creek AJROTC from Smyrna, TN. Stewarts Creek AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Northgate AFJROTC will compete against Lafayette Gun Club from Grafton, VA. Lafayette Gun Club currently has a 0 - 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.
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=1.1.863875208.1
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1081
Northgate AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1099
04 - 10 Feb 2019