South Brunswick AJROTC Narrowly Defeats West Bladen AJROTC
South Brunswick AJROTC edged out West Bladen AJROTC 1015.2 to 1003.4 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by Braydon Sage who shot a 272.2. The remaining contributing members were John Sizemore, Justin Stevenson, and Justin Ramierez. They are from Southport, NC, and are coached by Glenn Baker.
Overall South Brunswick AJROTC finishes the regular season twenty-first. They finished the regular season with a 6 - 2 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season West Bladen AJROTC was led by Marissa Taylor who shot a 270.2. The remaining contributing members were Sarah Hash, Ashley Resindez, and Ariana Toledo. West Bladen AJROTC is from Bladenboro, NC, and is coached by Hash.
Overall West Bladen AJROTC finishes the regular season twenty-fourth. They finished the regular season with a 4 - 4 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=1.1.2023032310043491.1
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2126
West Bladen AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2153
27 Mar-02 Apr 23