Liberty County defeats Milton NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Liberty County defeated Milton NJROTC 1030.6 to 960.8 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Liberty County is in eighth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Liberty County was led by, Sydney Goff who shot a 264.6. The remaining contributing members were Emily Goff, Cierra Morales, and Aislee Chaffin. Liberty County is from Bristol, FL, and is coached by Jason Dence.
Snapping a two game win streak Milton NJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. After the loss they are in twentieth place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Milton NJROTC was led by, Skyler Harris who shot a 264.4. The remaining contributing members were Mason Maxsom, Calvin Shuck, and Janae Snipes. Milton NJROTC is from Milton, FL, and is coached by Roberto Fernandez.
Next up Liberty County will compete against Orchard Park High School from Orchard, NY. Orchard Park High School currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Milton NJROTC will compete against Washburn Rural AFJROTC from Topeka, KS. Washburn Rural AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 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=1.1.2022013113554210.1
Liberty County team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1802
Milton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1804
07 - 13 Feb 2022