Langham Creek AFJROTC defeats St Stephens NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Langham Creek AFJROTC defeated St Stephens NJROTC 930.6 to 861.4 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Langham Creek AFJROTC was led by Juliet Flores who shot a 257.5. The remaining contributing members were Oriana Zamora, Melanie Gutierrez, and Nicholas Trevino. They are from Houston, TX, and are coached by Steve Rinehart.
Overall Langham Creek AFJROTC is ranked thirty-ninth. They have a 4 - 2 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season St Stephens NJROTC was led by Anel Chavez who shot a 238.6. The remaining contributing members were Kaitlyn Barger, Nathan Davis, and Eliseo Chavez. St Stephens NJROTC is from Hickory, NC, and is coached by John Moore.
Overall St Stephens NJROTC is ranked forty-sixth. They have a 3 - 2 record.
Next up Langham Creek AFJROTC will compete against Elizabethton from Elizabethton, TN. Elizabethton currently has a 4 - 1 record. While St Stephens NJROTC will compete against Bob Jones High School from Madison, AL. Bob Jones High School currently has a 4 - 1 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 skill level.
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 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023022113275975.1
Langham Creek AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2145
St Stephens NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2168
27 Feb-05 Mar 23