Mountain View High School Narrowly Defeats West Bladen AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mountain View High School edged out West Bladen AJROTC 970.7 to 956.1 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. Mountain View High School was led by Katelynne Maitland who shot a 258.3. The remaining contributing members were Brooke Hartkopf, Caeleigh Brown, and Kyla Comstock. They are from Stafford, VA, and are coached by SgtMaj Allen L Tanner.
Overall Mountain View High School is ranked nineteenth. They have a 3 - 1 record.
Snapping a two game win streak Shooting their highest team score of the season West Bladen AJROTC was led by Sarah Hash who shot a 251.1. The remaining contributing members were Tonya Wilson, Marissa Taylor, and John Hundley. West Bladen AJROTC is from Bladenboro, NC, and is coached by Hash.
Overall West Bladen AJROTC is ranked twenty-ninth. They have a 2 - 1 record.
This coming week Mountain View High School has a bye week. While West Bladen AJROTC will compete against Concordia Lutheran AJROTC from Ft. Wayne, IN. Concordia Lutheran AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 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=1.1.2023020710013971.1
Mountain View High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2123
West Bladen AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2153
13 - 19 Feb 2023