Skyline AJROTC defeats Coral Glades AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Skyline AJROTC defeated Coral Glades AJROTC 981.0 to 893.5 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Skyline AJROTC is in twenty-fifth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Skyline AJROTC was led by, H Pacheco who shot a 250.2. The remaining contributing members were G Medina, M Garcia, and R Cervantes. Skyline AJROTC is from Dallas, TX, and is coached by Michael Oliver.
Coral Glades AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Coral Glades AJROTC was led by, Jonathan Benchabat who shot a 254.7. The remaining contributing members were Eden Arbeli, Matthew Urbaneja, and Brandon Jensen. Coral Glades AJROTC is from Coral Springs, FL, and is coached by Charles Dean.
Next up Skyline AJROTC will compete against Hoke County AJROTC from Raeford, NC. Hoke County AJROTC currently has a 4 - 0 record. While Coral Glades AJROTC will compete against Oregon Timber Beasts from Forest Grove, OR. Oregon Timber Beasts currently has a 2 - 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=1.1.942728093.1
Skyline AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1377
Coral Glades AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1413
17 - 23 Feb 2020