Kelly Walsh MCJROTC defeats Southern Indiana Sharpshooters
Shooting their highest score of the season Kelly Walsh MCJROTC defeated Southern Indiana Sharpshooters 961 to 895 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Kelly Walsh MCJROTC is in fifth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC was led by, Julianna Kelbert who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Aragon Garro, Kylie Crane, and Zerina Morrison. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC is from Casper, WY, and is coached by MGySgt Fred Pickering.
Southern Indiana Sharpshooters currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in eighth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters was led by, Emilee Seitz who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Abigayle Seitz, Xavier Rasche, and Dalton Cummins. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters is from Jasper, IN, and is coached by Daniel Lawson.
Next up Kelly Walsh MCJROTC will compete against Grove City NJROTC from Grove City, OH. Grove City NJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Southern Indiana Sharpshooters will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.921099138.1
Kelly Walsh MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1283
Southern Indiana Sharpshooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1261
04 - 10 Nov 2019