Stewarts Creek AJROTC defeats West AJROTC
Stewarts Creek AJROTC defeated West AJROTC 968 to 943 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Stewarts Creek AJROTC is in thirteenth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by, David Watson who shot a 248. The remaining contributing members were Journey Lanius, Bonilla Rivas, and Sarena Hawkins. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by LTC Joel Payne.
Snapping a two game win streak West AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season West AJROTC was led by, Seth Barela who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Hillary Trejo-Nava, Brandon Garcia, and Juan Flores. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Next up Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against Grant County AJROTC from Dry Ridge, KY. Grant County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While West AJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.866291574.1
Stewarts Creek AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1088
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1081
11 - 17 Feb 2019