Mountain View High School defeats Haughton AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mountain View High School defeated Haughton AFJROTC 991.2 to 969.8 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Mountain View High School was led by Caeleigh Brown who shot a 260.9. The remaining contributing members were Katelynne Maitland, Kyla Comstock, and Brooke Hartkopf. They are from Stafford, VA, and are coached by SgtMaj Allen L Tanner.
Overall Mountain View High School is ranked eighteenth. They have a 4 - 1 record.
Snapping a two game win streak Shooting their highest team score of the season Haughton AFJROTC was led by Erin Rigsby who shot a 259.1. The remaining contributing members were Layla Briggs, Wally Cassel, and Trace Alexander. Haughton AFJROTC is from Haughton, LA, and is coached by Tony Zucco.
Overall Haughton AFJROTC is ranked twenty-fourth. They have a 4 - 1 record.
Next up Mountain View High School will compete against Mitchell AFJROTC from Colorado Springs, CO. Mitchell AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Haughton AFJROTC will compete against Pueblo West AJROTC from Pueblo West, Uni. Pueblo West AJROTC currently has a 4 - 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=1.1.2023022113275939.1
Mountain View High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2123
Haughton AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2179
27 Feb-05 Mar 23