Langham Creek AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats Elizabethton
Langham Creek AFJROTC edged out Elizabethton 904.3 to 902.6 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. Langham Creek AFJROTC was led by Juliet Flores who shot a 273.2. The remaining contributing members were Melanie Gutierrez, Marcos Chan, and Oriana Zamora. They are from Houston, TX, and are coached by Steve Rinehart.
Overall Langham Creek AFJROTC is ranked thirty-eighth. They have a 5 - 2 record.
Snapping a two game win streak Shooting their highest team score of the season Elizabethton was led by Holly Galyon who shot a 263.6. The remaining contributing members were Adam Manning, Joubran El Helou, and Seth Whitehead. Elizabethton is from Elizabethton, TN, and is coached by Craig Wilcox.
Overall Elizabethton is ranked forty-third. They have a 4 - 2 record.
This coming week Langham Creek AFJROTC has a bye week. While Elizabethton will compete against Earl Warren AFJROTC from San Antonio, TX. Earl Warren AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 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=1.1.2023030315423970.1
Langham Creek AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2145
Elizabethton team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2140
06 - 12 Mar 2023