Palo Verde Valley AJROTC Upsets Pacific MCJROTC
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC upset Pacific MCJROTC 1003 to 954 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 29 points lower than Pacific MCJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is in sixth place with a 4 - 1 record. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC was led by Karime Silva-cid who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Jacob Salas, Joaquin Martinez, and Jaden King. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is from Blythe, CA, and is coached by Tony L McBride.
Snapping a four game win streak Pacific MCJROTC dropped to 4 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fifth place. Pacific MCJROTC was led by Amanda Benetin who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Lucas Hicks, Skylar Neaveill, and Kloey Fleming. Pacific MCJROTC is from Pacific, MO, and is coached by Brian Cain.
Next up Palo Verde Valley AJROTC will compete against Hopewell AJROTC from Huntersville, NC. Hopewell AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. Pacific MCJROTC will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 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=1.1.794202986.1
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=768
Pacific MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=755
26 Feb-04 Mar 18