Onate NJROTC defeats Northgate AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Onate NJROTC defeated Northgate AFJROTC 939 to 888 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Onate NJROTC is in twenty-second place overall. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. Onate NJROTC was led by, Dacota Cribley who shot a 239. The remaining contributing members were Rudy Allen, Kaitlyn Ashby, and Daniel Granado. Onate NJROTC is from Las Cruces, NM, and is coached by Robert Rodriguez.
Northgate AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Northgate AFJROTC was led by, Asa Weil who shot a 226. The remaining contributing members were Nicholas Pelletier, Benjamin Meyerson, and Emily Reed. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by James Dorsey.
Next up Onate NJROTC will compete against Eldorado NJROTC from Las Vegas, NV. Eldorado NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Northgate AFJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick 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=1.1.869380242.1
Onate NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1077
Northgate AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1099
25 Feb-03 Mar 19