Pebble Hills NJROTC Defeats NorthWest Shooters
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 974 points, Pebble Hills NJROTC defeated NorthWest Shooters . Their second win in a row, Pebble Hills NJROTC is in twenty-third place with a 3 - 2 record. Pebble Hills NJROTC was led by Alejandro Tizcareno who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Ruben Ramirez, David Carpio, and Anthony Vildosola. Pebble Hills NJROTC is from El Paso, TX, and is coached by Anthony J. Arellano.
NorthWest Shooters dropped to 2 - 3 on the season. They are currently in thirty-fifth place. NorthWest Shooters is from Cypress, TX, and is coached by Shawn Rabel.
Next up Pebble Hills NJROTC will compete against St Stephens NJROTC from Hickory, NC. St Stephens NJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. NorthWest Shooters will compete against Hopewell AJROTC from Huntersville, NC. Hopewell AJROTC currently has a 3 - 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=1.1.794204139.1
Pebble Hills NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=741
NorthWest Shooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=745
26 Feb-04 Mar 18