South Panola AFJROTC defeats U. S. Grant MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Panola AFJROTC defeated U. S. Grant MCJROTC 1066.7 to 1038.4 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. South Panola AFJROTC was led by Veronica Hernandez who shot a 287.7. The remaining contributing members were Adrian Gonzalez, Zyonie White, and Aleria Lee. They are from Batesville, MS, and are coached by Col Robert Mims.
Overall South Panola AFJROTC is ranked sixth. They have a 5 - 1 record.
U. S. Grant MCJROTC was led by Alexa Flores who shot a 272.4. The remaining contributing members were Rosa Cardenas, Eduardo Uribe, and Omar Velez. U. S. Grant MCJROTC is from Oklahoma City, OK, and is coached by Shane Rossow.
Overall U. S. Grant MCJROTC is ranked seventh. They have a 4 - 2 record.
This coming week South Panola AFJROTC has a bye week. While U. S. Grant MCJROTC also 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 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=1.1.2023030315423896.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2184
U. S. Grant MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2185
06 - 12 Mar 2023