NorthWest Shooters Upsets A. C. Mosley MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season NorthWest Shooters upset A. C. Mosley MCJROTC 881 to 861 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. NorthWest Shooters was able to win despite averaging 61 points lower than A. C. Mosley MCJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, NorthWest Shooters is in twenty-fifth place with a 2 - 2 record. NorthWest Shooters was led by Caitlyn Krauter who shot a 240. The remaining contributing members were Ava Butler, Jessica Windham, and Mary-Catherine Delgado. NorthWest Shooters is from Cypress, TX, and is coached by Shawn Rabel.
A. C. Mosley MCJROTC dropped to 1 - 2 on the season. They are currently in thirty-first place. A. C. Mosley MCJROTC was led by Daniel Harbison who shot a 223. The remaining contributing members were Kateryna Pedenko, Connor Dagel, and Holly King. A. C. Mosley MCJROTC is from Lynn Haven, FL, and is coached by Kenneth Hicks.
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=1.1.791315696.1
NorthWest Shooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=745
A. C. Mosley MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=773
12 - 18 Feb 2018