Waimea High School Narrowly Defeats Pueblo County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Waimea High School edged out Pueblo County AJROTC 1057.1 to 1046.0 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Waimea High School is in seventh place overall. They currently have a 4 - 3 record. Waimea High School was led by, Lee Ann Saniatan who shot a 273.7. The remaining contributing members were Kaye Marie Alvarez, Rochelle Uri, and Fredy Padamada. Waimea High School is from Waimea, HI.
Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 4 - 3 record. After the loss they are in sixth place overall. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by, Joshua Romero who shot a 283.3. The remaining contributing members were Sariga Suresh, Maximus Wilcox, and Christopher Chavez. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Next up Waimea High School will compete against Fontana MCJROTC from Fontana, CA. Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Pueblo County AJROTC will compete against Zion Benton NJROTC from Zion, IL. Zion Benton NJROTC currently has a 7 - 0 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 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=1.1.2022030712492117.1
Waimea High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1783
Pueblo County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1834
14 - 20 Mar 2022