Pueblo County AJROTC defeats Fontana MCJROTC
Pueblo County AJROTC defeated Fontana MCJROTC 1043.7 to 981.4 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Pueblo County AJROTC is in third place overall. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by, Sariga Suresh who shot a 273.3. The remaining contributing members were Maximus Wilcox, Joshua Romero, and Christopher Chavez. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. After the loss they are in twelfth place overall. Fontana MCJROTC was led by, Crystal Santiago-Canceco who shot a 252.8. The remaining contributing members were Anna Porras, Jordyn Williams, and Alma Negrete-Cota. Fontana MCJROTC is from Fontana, CA, and is coached by Wayne Harkley.
Next up Pueblo County AJROTC will compete against Pace NJROTC from Pace, Fl. Pace NJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Fontana 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=1.1.2022020715305962.1
Pueblo County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1834
Fontana MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1826
14 - 20 Feb 2022