Kaiser High School defeats West AJROTC
Kaiser High School defeated West AJROTC 927.9 to 781.8 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row. Kaiser High School was led by Vera Wang who shot a 260.5. The remaining contributing members were Kai Taniguchi, Zoey Moen-Gutina, and Eason Lau. They are from Honolulu, HI, and are coached by James Olson.
Overall Kaiser High School is ranked forty-eighth. They have a 3 - 2 record.
Snapping a four game win streak West AJROTC was led by Leo Gallardo who shot a 219.4. The remaining contributing members were Yoshua Tamayo, Eddie Lopez-Serda, and Karla Rodriguez-Garcia. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Overall West AJROTC is ranked forty-ninth. They have a 4 - 2 record.
Next up Kaiser High School will compete against Hoke County AJROTC from Raeford, NC. Hoke County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 record. While West AJROTC will compete against Elizabethton from Elizabethton, TN. Elizabethton currently has a 5 - 2 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=1.1.2023030811541178.1
Kaiser High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2156
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2189
13 - 19 Mar 2023