St Stephens NJROTC defeats West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County
St Stephens NJROTC defeated West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County 856 to 695 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, St Stephens NJROTC is in seventeenth place with a 1 - 0 record. St Stephens NJROTC was led by Blake Saine who shot a 234. The remaining contributing members were Ian McLaughlin, Molly Hitaffer, and Christopher Huffman. St Stephens NJROTC is from Hickory, NC, and is coached by John Moore.
West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in thirty-seventh place. West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County was led by Hunter Ridenour who shot a 216. The remaining contributing members were Jimmy Blankenship, Ryan Taylor, and Haley Welder. West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County is from Montgomery, WV, and is coached by Robert McCann.
Next up St Stephens NJROTC will compete against Chambersburg NJROTC from Chambersburg, PA. Chambersburg NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County will compete against Gallatin NJROTC from Gallatin, TN. Gallatin NJROTC currently has a 0 - 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 win-loss record. The winner of the league is the team with the best win loss record.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.787397534.1
St Stephens NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=761
West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=781
22 - 28 Jan 2018