Pebble Hills NJROTC Upsets St Stephens NJROTC
Pebble Hills NJROTC upset St Stephens NJROTC 949 to 855 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Pebble Hills NJROTC was able to win despite averaging 72 points lower than St Stephens NJROTC coming into this game.
Their third win in a row, Pebble Hills NJROTC is in fourteenth place with a 4 - 2 record. Pebble Hills NJROTC was led by Alejandro Tizcareno who shot a 245. The remaining contributing members were Sean Huh, David Carpio, and Anthony Vildosola. Pebble Hills NJROTC is from El Paso, TX, and is coached by Anthony J. Arellano.
St Stephens NJROTC dropped to 2 - 4 on the season. They are currently in thirty-fifth place. St Stephens NJROTC was led by Ian McLaughlin who shot a 246. The remaining contributing members were Blake Saine, Ethan Nguyen, and Ethan Harris. St Stephens NJROTC is from Hickory, NC, and is coached by John Moore.
Next up Pebble Hills NJROTC will compete against Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team from Versailles, IN. Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team currently has a 3 - 2 record. St Stephens NJROTC will compete against Topeka West AJROTC from Topeka, KS. Topeka West AJROTC currently has a 2 - 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 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=1.1.795643482.1
Pebble Hills NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=741
St Stephens NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=761
05 - 11 Mar 2018