South Panola AFJROTC defeats American Legion Post 290
Shooting their highest score of the season South Panola AFJROTC defeated American Legion Post 290 924.2 to 798.0 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 3 - 3 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Jazmine Taylor who shot a 256.0. The remaining contributing members were Mathew Hickingbotton, Rnyne Self, and Samantha Little. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
American Legion Post 290 currently has a 3 - 3 record. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Jessica Gioia who shot a 262.4. The remaining contributing members were Joseph Born, Jacob Mansoor, and Jeffrey Haskell. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Charles Kelley.
This coming week South Panola AFJROTC has a bye week. While American Legion Post 290 also has a bye week.
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=1.1.2022030210534077.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1843
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1797
07 - 13 Mar 2022