Grant County AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Selma MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Grant County AJROTC edged out Selma MCJROTC 990 to 980 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Grant County AJROTC is in sixteenth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Grant County AJROTC was led by, Abigail Kanewske who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Katia Torress-Sanchez, Ethan Malone, and Nolan O'Connor. Grant County AJROTC is from Dry Ridge, KY, and is coached by CSM Charles Duffee.
Selma MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in seventeenth place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Selma MCJROTC was led by, Izaaih Cortez who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Sarah Arellano, Marco Leal, and Braulio Perez. Selma MCJROTC is from Selma, CA, and is coached by Mike Romero.
Next up Grant County AJROTC will compete against New Bern NJROTC from New Bern, NC. New Bern NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Selma MCJROTC will compete against Hopewell AJROTC from Huntersville, NC. Hopewell AJROTC currently has a 2 - 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 win-loss record.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.869178786.1
Grant County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1059
Selma MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1072
25 Feb-03 Mar 19