Pueblo West AJROTC defeats Earl Warren AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pueblo West AJROTC defeated Earl Warren AFJROTC 982 to 897 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Pueblo West AJROTC finishes the season in tenth place with a 3 - 1 record. Pueblo West AJROTC was led by Zoe Ellis who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Alex Racine, Matthew Zamora, and Zach Bush. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West , CO, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
Snapping a two game win streak Earl Warren AFJROTC dropped to 2 - 2 on the season. They finish the season in thirty-first place. Shooting their highest team score of the season Earl Warren AFJROTC was led by Evelyn Bangs who shot a 249. The remaining contributing members were Fabin Gonzalez, Bernardo Guzman, and Austin Craft. Earl Warren AFJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by Kevin Keaney.
Next up Pueblo West AJROTC will compete against Stranahan MCJROTC from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Stranahan MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. Earl Warren AFJROTC will compete against Fontana MCJROTC from Fontana, CA. Fontana MCJROTC 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. The winner of the league is the team with the best 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=1.1.792755169.1
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=751
Earl Warren AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=775
19 - 25 Feb 2018