James Madison AJROTC Upsets Kaiser High School
Shooting their highest score of the season James Madison AJROTC upset Kaiser High School 947 to 945 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. James Madison AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 51 points lower than Kaiser High School coming into this game.
They finished the season with a 3 - 5 record. James Madison AJROTC was led by, Romeo Loera who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Elizabeth Perez, Robhea Garcia, and Joshua Robles. James Madison AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by LTC Scott Koast.
Kaiser High School finished the season with a 3 - 5 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Kaiser High School was led by, Zachary Kawada who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Daniel Kim , Sam Salonga, and Hannah Sasaki. Kaiser High School is from Honolulu, HI, and is coached by James Olson.
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=1.1.876384698.1
James Madison AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1063
Kaiser High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1112
01 - 07 Apr 2019