St Stephens NJROTC defeats Topeka West AJROTC
St Stephens NJROTC defeated Topeka West AJROTC 833 to 731 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, St Stephens NJROTC is in thirtieth place with a 3 - 4 record. St Stephens NJROTC was led by Ian McLaughlin who shot a 218. The remaining contributing members were Ethan Nguyen, Molly Hitaffer, and Ethan Harris. St Stephens NJROTC is from Hickory, NC, and is coached by John Moore.
Topeka West AJROTC dropped to 2 - 5 on the season. They are currently in thirty-seventh place. Topeka West AJROTC was led by Bryce Driskell who shot a 209. The remaining contributing members were Austin Rice, Chase Holstin, and Skyler Tyszko. Topeka West AJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by LTC James Hall.
Next up St Stephens NJROTC will compete against Captain Shreve AJROTC from Shreveport, LA. Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. Topeka West AJROTC will compete against Boonslick AJROTC from Boonville, MO. Boonslick AJROTC currently has a 1 - 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. 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=1.1.797080822.1
St Stephens NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=761
Topeka West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=754
12 - 18 Mar 2018