Fontana MCJROTC defeats Stewarts Creek AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Fontana MCJROTC defeated Stewarts Creek AJROTC 995 to 937 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Fontana MCJROTC is in ninth place overall. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Fontana MCJROTC was led by, Emily Romero who shot a 254. The remaining contributing members were Jasmine Arguello, Samantha Gomez, and Nikolas Zamora. Fontana MCJROTC is from Fontana, CA, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Harkley.
Snapping a five game win streak Stewarts Creek AJROTC currently has a 5 - 1 record. After the loss they are in sixteenth place overall. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by, Journey Lanius who shot a 245. The remaining contributing members were David Watson, Anthony Lamantia, and Bonilla Rivas. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by LTC Joel Payne.
Next up Fontana MCJROTC will compete against Norview NJROTC from Norfolk, VA. Norview NJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record. While Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against Lejeune MCJROTC from Camp Lejeune, NC. Lejeune MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 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=1.1.870615209.1
Fontana MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1092
Stewarts Creek AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1088
04 - 10 Mar 2019