Mountain View High School Narrowly Defeats Vilseck AJROTC
Mountain View High School edged out Vilseck AJROTC 923.9 to 922.2 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Mountain View High School was led by Caeleigh Brown who shot a 243.7. The remaining contributing members were Brooke Hartkopf, Katelynne Maitland, and Britney Billingsley. They are from Stafford, VA, and are coached by SgtMaj Allen L Tanner.
Overall Mountain View High School is ranked twenty-seventh. They have a 1 - 0 record.
Vilseck AJROTC was led by Briseis Palomarez who shot a 241.5. The remaining contributing members were Angel Guerrero, Johnathan Talbot, and Hailynn Corpuz. Vilseck AJROTC is from Vilseck, Germany, and is coached by John Sabala.
Overall Vilseck AJROTC is ranked twenty-eighth. They have a 0 - 1 record.
Next up Mountain View High School will compete against Pueblo County AJROTC from Pueblo, CO. Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Vilseck AJROTC will compete against Garfield AJROTC from Akron, OH. Garfield AJROTC currently has a 0 - 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 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=1.1.2023011922374506.1
Mountain View High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2123
Vilseck AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2138
23 - 29 Jan 2023