Walhalla AJROTC Upsets West Broward AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Walhalla AJROTC upset West Broward AJROTC 995 to 965 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Walhalla AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 91 points lower than West Broward AJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Walhalla AJROTC is in sixteenth place overall. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Walhalla AJROTC was led by, Lilee Watkins who shot a 257. The remaining contributing members were Bianca Montieth, Jayme Hernandez, and Samantha Bryant . Walhalla AJROTC is from Walhalla, SC, and is coached by Kevin Mangan.
West Broward AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in eleventh place overall. West Broward AJROTC was led by, Edward Gispert who shot a 256. The remaining contributing members were Donald Marchione, Justin Barnes, and Audrey White. West Broward AJROTC is from Pembroke Pines, FL, and is coached by Kenneth Merkel.
This coming week Walhalla AJROTC has a bye week. While West Broward AJROTC will compete against Hopewell AJROTC from Huntersville, NC. Hopewell AJROTC currently has a 2 - 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.
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=1.1.863875216.1
Walhalla AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1100
West Broward AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1082
04 - 10 Feb 2019