East River AJROTC defeats New Bern NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season East River AJROTC defeated New Bern NJROTC 1024.7 to 937.2 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, East River AJROTC is in thirteenth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. East River AJROTC was led by, Erica Pries who shot a 262.5. The remaining contributing members were Erick Vega, Aliyah Solano, and Arsenio Cash. East River AJROTC is from Orlando, FL, and is coached by Gerrick Smith.
New Bern NJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. New Bern NJROTC was led by, Klay Kbaw who shot a 243.5. The remaining contributing members were Lah Ku, Thaw Htoo, and Paw Ler . New Bern NJROTC is from New Bern, NC, and is coached by LCDR Ronald Fry.
Next up East River AJROTC will compete against Fontana MCJROTC from Fontana, CA. Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While New Bern NJROTC will compete against Loveland AJROTC from Loveland, CO. Loveland AJROTC currently has a 1 - 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=1.1.942728103.1
East River AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1415
New Bern NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1389
17 - 23 Feb 2020