La Cueva MCJROTC defeats Bellevue West AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season La Cueva MCJROTC defeated Bellevue West AFJROTC 1017.8 to 823.8 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, La Cueva MCJROTC is in fourth place overall. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. La Cueva MCJROTC was led by, Aiden Stephenson who shot a 267.9. The remaining contributing members were Jessy Montoya, Ethan Wood, and Abigail Gibson. La Cueva MCJROTC is from Albuquerque, NM, and is coached by 1st Sgt Alberto Griego.
Bellevue West AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in thirteenth place overall. Bellevue West AFJROTC was led by, William Barnard who shot a 219.9. The remaining contributing members were Madison Powell, William Jacober, and Alex Horton. Bellevue West AFJROTC is from Bellevue, NE, and is coached by Stephen Vanderhoof.
This coming week La Cueva MCJROTC has a bye week. While Bellevue West AFJROTC also has a bye week.
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 7 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=1.1.2021012213450311.1
La Cueva MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1546
Bellevue West AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1543
01 - 07 Feb 2021