Norview NJROTC Narrowly Defeats South Panola AFJROTC
Norview NJROTC edged out South Panola AFJROTC 1035 to 1031 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Norview NJROTC is in second place overall. They currently have a 5 - 0 record. Norview NJROTC was led by, Mark Chappel who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Dony Gutierrez , Darlyn Zetino, and Pircilla Gonzalez . Norview NJROTC is from Norfolk, VA, and is coached by Grant Lewis.
Snapping a four game win streak South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. After the loss they are in eighth place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Shaniya Poole who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Logan McCool, Kelsie Isbell, and Gabriel Sewell. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Next up Norview NJROTC will compete against Fontana MCJROTC from Fontana, CA. Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. While South Panola AFJROTC 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=1.1.870615201.1
Norview NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1083
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1070
04 - 10 Mar 2019