Pueblo West AJROTC defeats Lewisville AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pueblo West AJROTC defeated Lewisville AJROTC 983.4 to 929.0 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Pueblo West AJROTC is in twenty-third place overall. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Pueblo West AJROTC was led by, Jonas Pickerill who shot a 269.3. The remaining contributing members were Jackson Dahlke, Cash Dillon, and Johnnie Estep. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West, CO, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
Lewisville AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. Lewisville AJROTC was led by, Jessica McAulay who shot a 240.4. The remaining contributing members were Nancy Henning, Lance Jones, and Clarissa Reynolds. Lewisville AJROTC is from Richburg, SC, and is coached by LTC Dave Lander.
Next up Pueblo West AJROTC will compete against Redmond MCJROTC from Redmond, OR. Redmond MCJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. While Lewisville AJROTC will compete against Eldorado NJROTC from North Las Vegas. Eldorado NJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 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=1.1.2022030210534063.1
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1787
Lewisville AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1809
07 - 13 Mar 2022