Pueblo County AJROTC defeats Royal MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pueblo County AJROTC defeated Royal MCJROTC 1059.5 to 934.8 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Pueblo County AJROTC finishes the season in second place overall. They finished the season with a 5 - 2 record. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by, Antonia Salazar who shot a 271.1. The remaining contributing members were Devon Baker, Brooklyn Dash, and Andrew Duran. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Royal MCJROTC finished the season with a 4 - 3 record. They finishes the season in eighth place overall. Royal MCJROTC was led by, Joaquin Zavala who shot a 242.4. The remaining contributing members were Zeke Johnson, Austin Napps, and Eemmanuel Saenz. Royal MCJROTC is from PATTISON, TX, and is coached by LaShan Bland.
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 7 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=1.1.2021031818232505.1
Pueblo County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1530
Royal MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1539
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