West Valley MCJROTC Defeats St Stephens NJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 933.2 points, West Valley MCJROTC gets the win over St Stephens NJROTC. Their third win in a row. West Valley MCJROTC was led by Katie Ojaniemi who shot a 264.5. The remaining contributing members were James Williams, Rahziel Brooks, and Alyssa Roberts. They are from Fairbanks, AK, and are coached by SSgt Travis Walker.
Overall West Valley MCJROTC is ranked twenty-eighth. They have a 3 - 1 record.
St Stephens NJROTC is from Hickory, NC, and is coached by John Moore.
Overall St Stephens NJROTC is ranked forty-eighth. They have a 3 - 1 record.
Next up West Valley MCJROTC will compete against Georgetown NJROTC from Georgetown, SC. Georgetown NJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. While St Stephens NJROTC will compete against Langham Creek AFJROTC from Houston, TX. Langham Creek AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 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=1.1.2023021314052028.1
West Valley MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2142
St Stephens NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2168
20 - 26 Feb 2023