Palo Verde Valley AJROTC defeats Robert E Lee MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Palo Verde Valley AJROTC defeated Robert E Lee MCJROTC 972 to 901 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row, Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is in sixth place with a 3 - 0 record. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC was led by Jacob Salas who shot a 262. The remaining contributing members were Karime Silva-cid, Joaquin Martinez, and Jaden King. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is from Blythe, CA, and is coached by Tony L McBride.
Snapping a two game win streak Robert E Lee MCJROTC dropped to 2 - 1 on the season. They are currently in seventeenth place. Shooting their highest team score of the season Robert E Lee MCJROTC was led by Carina Wolfe who shot a 229. The remaining contributing members were Seth Terro, Ariana Vazquez, and John William. Robert E Lee MCJROTC is from Baytown, TX, and is coached by Scott Helms.
Next up Palo Verde Valley AJROTC will compete against Summerlin Academy AJROTC from Bartow, FL. Summerlin Academy AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. Robert E Lee MCJROTC will compete against Broken Arrow AFJROTC from Broken Arrow, OK. Broken Arrow AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 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=1.1.789873460.1
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=768
Robert E Lee MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=746
05 - 11 Feb 2018