North Caddo AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Lejeune MCJROTC
North Caddo AJROTC edged out Lejeune MCJROTC 930.5 to 927.8 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, North Caddo AJROTC is in twenty-second place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. North Caddo AJROTC was led by, Ashton Vaughn who shot a 265.1. The remaining contributing members were Ashley Hume, Ryan Cooper, and Shannon High. North Caddo AJROTC is from Vivian, LA, and is coached by SGM Richard Walford.
Lejeune MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Lejeune MCJROTC was led by, Sophia DiBella who shot a 247.0. The remaining contributing members were Luis Perez, David Tobin, and William Boyd. Lejeune MCJROTC is from Camp Lejeune, NC, and is coached by Maj Brian Griffing.
Next up North Caddo AJROTC will compete against X Shots from Aiea, HI. X Shots currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Lejeune MCJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.2022012111274601.1
North Caddo AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1792
Lejeune MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1785
31 Jan-13 Feb 22