Onate NJROTC Defeats Hopewell AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 944 points, Onate NJROTC defeated Hopewell AJROTC. Their third win in a row. With the win, Onate NJROTC is in twenty-first place overall. They currently have a 4 - 2 record. Onate NJROTC was led by, Rudy Allen who shot a 241. The remaining contributing members were Dacota Cribley, Jayde Dean, and Daniel Granado. Onate NJROTC is from Las Cruces, NM, and is coached by Robert Rodriguez.
Hopewell AJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record. Hopewell AJROTC is from Huntersville, NC, and is coached by LTC Shawn W. Cowley.
Next up Onate NJROTC will compete against First State Military Academy MCJROTC from Clayton, DE. First State Military Academy MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Hopewell 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=1.1.872060264.1
Onate NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1077
Hopewell AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1080
11 - 17 Mar 2019