Pueblo West AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Pueblo County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pueblo West AJROTC edged out Pueblo County AJROTC 1012.4 to 1006.9 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Pueblo West AJROTC is in seventeenth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Pueblo West AJROTC was led by, Abby Ure who shot a 265.8. The remaining contributing members were Phillip Garica, Keziah Estabrook, and Jett Moore. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West, CO, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in sixteenth place overall. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by, Sylvia DeHerrera who shot a 266.3. The remaining contributing members were Jennifer Knox, Garrett Petersen, and Ryan Kent. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Next up Pueblo West AJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 0 record. While Pueblo County AJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.944360718.1
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1373
Pueblo County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1428
24 Feb-01 Mar 20