Hazel Green NJROTC Narrowly Defeats West AJROTC
Hazel Green NJROTC edged out West AJROTC 1015.1 to 1007.9 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Hazel Green NJROTC is in sixth place overall. They currently have a 4 - 0 record. Hazel Green NJROTC was led by, Garrett Benson who shot a 258.2. The remaining contributing members were Jagger Thurman, Corbynn Conway, and Jarrett Thurman. Hazel Green NJROTC is from Hazel Green, AL, and is coached by Larry Schultz.
West AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in eleventh place overall. West AJROTC was led by, Aracely Marquez who shot a 263.8. The remaining contributing members were Ignacio Serrano, Geremiah Pedraza, and Seth Gonzalez. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Next up Hazel Green NJROTC will compete against Sickles AFJROTC from Tampa, FL. Sickles AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. While West AJROTC will compete against Stranahan MCJROTC from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Stranahan MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 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 skill level.
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 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.944360716.1
Hazel Green NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1411
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1401
19 Feb-01 Mar 20