Knob Noster Narrowly Defeats First State Military Academy
Knob Noster edged out First State Military Academy 885.9 to 877.6 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 3 - 3 record. Knob Noster was led by, Levi Hartman who shot a 228.3. The remaining contributing members were Sidney Busker, Maddox Lentz, and Logan Hutchens. Knob Noster is from Knob Noster, MO, and is coached by Timothy Newcomb.
First State Military Academy currently has a 3 - 3 record. First State Military Academy was led by, Shawn McDougall who shot a 223.5. The remaining contributing members were Olivia DeNight, Emily Hocking, and Alayna Hensley. First State Military Academy is from Clayton, DE, and is coached by Major McCombs.
This coming week Knob Noster has a bye week. While First State Military Academy will compete against SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC from Wilmington, NC. SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC 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=1.1.2022030210534073.1
Knob Noster team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1829
First State Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1814
07 - 13 Mar 2022