Shooting its highest score of the season West Bladen AJROTC edged out Haughton, Louisiana, AFJROTC 986.7 to 980.2 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League.
West Bladen AJROTC was led by Marissa Taylor, who shot a 267.9. The remaining scoring members were Sarah Hash (243), Ashley Resindez (239.7), and Ariana Toledo (236.1). Other members of the West Bladen AJROTC team are Tonya Wilson (225.4) and John Hundley (221.1)
West Bladen AJROTC is 4-3 this season and ranked No. 22.
Haughton AFJROTC was led by Layla Briggs who shot a 249.1. Haughton AFJROTC is 5-2 and ranked 19th.
Next up, West Bladen AJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport. South Brunswick AJROTC has a 5-2 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.
Click here for West Bladen-Haughton box score
Click here for West Bladen AJROTC team page
Click here for more information on the league, including standings
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