Joliet Central AJROTC defeats East River AJROTC
Joliet Central AJROTC defeated East River AJROTC 976.5 to 443.2 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Joliet Central AJROTC is in fifteenth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Joliet Central AJROTC was led by, Neva Ostrem-Peairs who shot a 262.2. The remaining contributing members were Emma Bueschel, Alexis Klaff, and Thomas Gregurich. Joliet Central AJROTC is from Joliet, IL, and is coached by Craig Foster.
East River AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. East River AJROTC was led by, Lex Cardona who shot a 222.0. The remaining contributing members were Patrick Rodi, Seth Ewing, and Eric Flores. East River AJROTC is from Orlando, FL, and is coached by Eric Flores.
Next up Joliet Central AJROTC will compete against Eldorado NJROTC from North Las Vegas. Eldorado NJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While East River AJROTC will compete against Hoke County AJROTC from Raeford, NC. Hoke County AJROTC 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=1.1.2022022409370294.1
Joliet Central AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1815
East River AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1788
28 Feb-13 Mar 22