Arlington Grand Prairie High School Upsets Shoals American Legion
Arlington Grand Prairie High School upset Shoals American Legion 832 to 770 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Arlington Grand Prairie High School was able to win despite averaging 31 points lower than Shoals American Legion coming into this game.
Their second win in a row. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Arlington Grand Prairie High School was led by, Abigail Nigo who shot a 226. The remaining contributing members were Angela Camacho, Elazen Castro, and Jason Culp. Arlington Grand Prairie High School is from Grand Prairie, TX, and is coached by Marcus Young.
Shoals American Legion currently has a 2 - 3 record. Shoals American Legion was led by, Wyatt Asbell who shot a 240. The remaining contributing members were Morgen Wolfe, Kayden Goller, and Winter Grafton. Shoals American Legion is from Shoals, IN, and is coached by Bruce Hawkins, Jason Maschino.
This coming week Arlington Grand Prairie High School has a bye week. While Shoals American Legion will compete against Hirschi AJROTC from Wichita Falls, TX. Hirschi AJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 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.
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=1.1.870615239.1
Arlington Grand Prairie High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1095
Shoals American Legion team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1087
04 - 10 Mar 2019