Summerlin Academy AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Georgetown NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Summerlin Academy AJROTC edged out Georgetown NJROTC 1028.6 to 1017.1 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Summerlin Academy AJROTC was led by Zachary Pickeren who shot a 263.7. The remaining contributing members were Joalis Rosario, Gustavo Laureano, and Jolimar Rosario. They are from Bartow, FL, and are coached by SFC (R) Lamonte Munns.
Overall Summerlin Academy AJROTC is ranked twenty-first. They have a 4 - 3 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Georgetown NJROTC was led by Evelyn Sanchez-Delacruz who shot a 272.7. The remaining contributing members were Adriana Sanchez-Aca, Amari Grate, and Jaiden Smith. Georgetown NJROTC is from Georgetown, SC, and is coached by CDR David Kaiser.
Overall Georgetown NJROTC is ranked twenty-seventh. They have a 2 - 5 record.
Next up Summerlin Academy AJROTC will compete against Eldorado NJROTC from Las Vegas, NV. Eldorado NJROTC currently has a 5 - 2 record. While Georgetown NJROTC will compete against Bensalem MCJROTC from Bensalem, PA. Bensalem MCJROTC currently has a 6 - 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=1.1.2023031314354537.1
Summerlin Academy AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2133
Georgetown NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2151
20 - 26 Mar 2023