Shoals American Legion defeats Gallatin NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Shoals American Legion defeated Gallatin NJROTC 966.0 to 849.4 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Shoals American Legion is in seventh place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Shoals American Legion was led by, Brenna Knepp who shot a 255.3. The remaining contributing members were Ben Raber, Zane Lake, and Lydia Knepp. Shoals American Legion is from Shoals, IN, and is coached by Chrystal Maschino.
Gallatin NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in sixteenth place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Gallatin NJROTC was led by, Lara Mascarenas who shot a 229.3. The remaining contributing members were Tayler Thompson, Noa Parker, and Antonio Granato. Gallatin NJROTC is from Gallatin, TN, and is coached by Duff Thompson.
Next up Shoals American Legion will compete against Mountain View MCJROTC from Stafford, VA. Mountain View MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Gallatin NJROTC will compete against Loveland AJROTC from Loveland, CO. Loveland AJROTC 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 7 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=1.1.2021012213450366.1
Shoals American Legion team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1549
Gallatin NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1523
01 - 07 Feb 2021