First State Military Academy defeats Milton NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season First State Military Academy defeated Milton NJROTC 938.5 to 886.5 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. First State Military Academy was led by, Emily Hocking who shot a 252.4. The remaining contributing members were Alayna Hensley, Shawn McDougall, and Olivia DeNight. First State Military Academy is from Clayton, DE, and is coached by Major McCombs.
Snapping a two game win streak Milton NJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twentieth place overall. Milton NJROTC was led by, Skyler Harris who shot a 241.2. The remaining contributing members were Mason Maxsom, Seth Roy, and Lilyanne Barnes. Milton NJROTC is from Milton, FL, and is coached by Roberto Fernandez.
Next up First State Military Academy will compete against Knob Noster from Knob Noster, MO. Knob Noster currently has a 2 - 3 record. While Milton NJROTC will compete against Round Rock MCJROTC from Round Rock, TX. Round Rock MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 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=1.1.2022022409370299.1
First State Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1814
Milton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1804
28 Feb-06 Mar 22