South Panola AFJROTC defeats West Valley MCJROTC
South Panola AFJROTC defeated West Valley MCJROTC 1022.0 to 836.0 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. South Panola AFJROTC was led by Veronica Hernandez who shot a 271.2. The remaining contributing members were Adrian Gonzalez, Zyonie White, and Aleria Lee. They are from Batesville, MS, and are coached by Col Robert Mims.
Overall South Panola AFJROTC is ranked sixth. They have a 1 - 0 record.
West Valley MCJROTC was led by Rahziel Brooks who shot a 240.5. The remaining contributing members were Lizzie Berry, James Williams, and Alyssa Roberts. West Valley MCJROTC is from Fairbanks, AK, and is coached by SSgt Travis Walker.
Overall West Valley MCJROTC is ranked thirty-seventh. They have a 0 - 1 record.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Milton NJROTC from Milton, FL. Milton NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While West Valley MCJROTC 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=1.1.2023011922374534.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2184
West Valley MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2142
23 - 29 Jan 2023