First State Military Academy Defeats MacArthur AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 908.1 points, First State Military Academy defeated MacArthur AJROTC. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. First State Military Academy was led by, Alayna Hensley who shot a 237.7. The remaining contributing members were Emily Hocking, Olivia DeNight, and Shawn McDougall. First State Military Academy is from Clayton, DE, and is coached by Major McCombs.
MacArthur AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. MacArthur AJROTC is from Irving, TX, and is coached by Anthony Simmons.
Next up First State Military Academy will compete against Pace NJROTC from Pace, Fl. Pace NJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While MacArthur AJROTC will compete against Randolph AJROTC from Universal City, TX. Randolph AJROTC currently has a 0 - 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=1.1.2022013113554277.1
First State Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1814
MacArthur AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1817
07 - 13 Feb 2022