X Shots Narrowly Defeats Pace NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season X Shots edged out Pace NJROTC 1019.7 to 1010.6 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, X Shots is in eighteenth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 3 record. X Shots was led by, Mason Morales who shot a 259.3. The remaining contributing members were Sophia Ching, Emi Hashimoto, and Lauren Nakashima. X Shots is from Aiea, HI, and is coached by Yuji Hata.
Pace NJROTC currently has a 4 - 3 record. After the loss they are in thirteenth place overall. Pace NJROTC was led by, Gabriella Pickard who shot a 263.7. The remaining contributing members were Hannah Olafsen, Collin Neville, and Alexander Snyder. Pace NJROTC is from Pace, Fl, and is coached by John Baker.
This coming week X Shots has a bye week. While Pace NJROTC 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 8 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=1.1.2022030210534043.1
X Shots team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1819
Pace NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1790
07 - 13 Mar 2022