Arlington Grand Prairie High School defeats Waller AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Arlington Grand Prairie High School defeated Waller AFJROTC 871 to 728 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 5 - 2 record. Arlington Grand Prairie High School was led by, Angela Camacho who shot a 218. The remaining contributing members were Gianella Alvarez, Jason Culp, and Abigail Nigo . Arlington Grand Prairie High School is from Grand Prairie, TX, and is coached by Marcus Young.
Waller AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 5 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Waller AFJROTC was led by, Vanessa Martinez who shot a 197. The remaining contributing members were William Capt, Logan Robertson, and Michael Evans. Waller AFJROTC is from Waller, TX, and is coached by Lt Col Byrl Engel.
Next up Arlington Grand Prairie High School will compete against Gallatin NJROTC from Gallatin, TN. Gallatin NJROTC currently has a 5 - 2 record. While Waller AFJROTC will compete against Bob Jones AFJROTC from Madison, AL. Bob Jones AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 6 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=1.1.874982012.1
Arlington Grand Prairie High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1095
Waller AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1086
25 - 31 Mar 2019