West Broward AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Stranahan MCJROTC
West Broward AJROTC edged out Stranahan MCJROTC 1018 to 1012 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their fourth win in a row. With the win, West Broward AJROTC is in sixth place overall. They currently have a 5 - 1 record. West Broward AJROTC was led by, Justin Barnes who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Edward Gispert, Audrey White, and Nandika Regatti. West Broward AJROTC is from Pembroke Pines, FL, and is coached by Kenneth Merkel.
Stranahan MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record. After the loss they are in eighteenth place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Stranahan MCJROTC was led by, Karolayne Suarez who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Danea Buck, Dylon Alexander, and Valentina Bastidas. Stranahan MCJROTC is from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and is coached by Wayne Labeau.
This coming week West Broward AJROTC has a bye week. While Stranahan MCJROTC will compete against Clarkrange AJROTC from Clarkrange, TN. Clarkrange AJROTC currently has a 3 - 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 win-loss record.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.870615211.1
West Broward AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1082
Stranahan MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1064
04 - 10 Mar 2019