Fontana MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats East River AJROTC
Fontana MCJROTC edged out East River AJROTC 1020.1 to 1017.7 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Fontana MCJROTC is in fourteenth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Fontana MCJROTC was led by, Ashley Padilla who shot a 274.7. The remaining contributing members were Ashly Ramirez, Jocelyn Rosales, and Yaria Castro. Fontana MCJROTC is from Fontana, CA, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Harkley.
Snapping a two game win streak East River AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fifteenth place overall. East River AJROTC was led by, Erick Vega who shot a 261.4. The remaining contributing members were Arsenio Cash, Autumn Richman, and Erica Pries. East River AJROTC is from Orlando, FL, and is coached by Gerrick Smith.
Next up Fontana MCJROTC will compete against Lafayette Gun Club from Grafton, VA. Lafayette Gun Club currently has a 2 - 2 record. While East River AJROTC will compete against Bethel AFJROTC from Spanaway, WA. Bethel AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 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 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=1.1.944360720.1
Fontana MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1414
East River AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1415
24 Feb-01 Mar 20