Pace NJROTC defeats Creek Wood High School
Pace NJROTC defeated Creek Wood High School 924.8 to 634.1 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Pace NJROTC was led by Lainey Christison who shot a 268.0. The remaining contributing members were Dakota Granger, Liannis Rolin-Torres, and Dominic Virts. They are from Pace, Florida, and are coached by John Baker.
Overall Pace NJROTC is ranked twenty-fifth. They have a 1 - 0 record.
Creek Wood High School was led by Aleaha Portman who shot a 173.0. The remaining contributing members were Samuel Hayes, McKenna Betty, and Kayden Chascsa. Creek Wood High School is from Charlotte, TN, and is coached by MAJ Buford Rachford.
Overall Creek Wood High School is ranked fifty-first. They have a 0 - 1 record.
Next up Pace NJROTC will compete against New Caney AJROTC from New Caney, TX. New Caney AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Creek Wood High School will compete against Pueblo West AJROTC from Pueblo West, Uni. Pueblo West AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 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=1.1.2023011922374434.1
Pace NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2162
Creek Wood High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2186
23 - 29 Jan 2023