San Juan Wildlife Federation defeats Chambersburg NJROTC
San Juan Wildlife Federation defeated Chambersburg NJROTC 833 to 345 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row, San Juan Wildlife Federation is in twentieth place with a 2 - 1 record. San Juan Wildlife Federation was led by Gatlin James who shot a 253. The remaining contributing members were Chantel Cresswell, Taed Montoya, and Price Thomas. San Juan Wildlife Federation is from Farmington, NM, and is coached by Ronnie James.
Chambersburg NJROTC dropped to 0 - 3 on the season. They are currently in thirty-ninth place. Chambersburg NJROTC was led by Edwin Bautista who shot a 130. The remaining contributing members were Carlos Antonino, Jaylen Thomas, and Ivy Blum. Chambersburg NJROTC is from Chambersburg, PA, and is coached by CDR Bruce Apgar.
Next up San Juan Wildlife Federation will compete against Bethel AFJROTC from Spanaway, WA. Bethel AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Chambersburg NJROTC will compete against Gallatin NJROTC from Gallatin, TN. Gallatin NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 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 win-loss record. The winner of the league is the team with the best win loss record.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.789872752.1
San Juan Wildlife Federation team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=764
Chambersburg NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=750
05 - 11 Feb 2018