First State Military Academy MCJROTC defeats Arlington Grand Prairie High School
Shooting their highest score of the season First State Military Academy MCJROTC defeated Arlington Grand Prairie High School 907 to 777 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 1 - 2 record. First State Military Academy MCJROTC was led by, Madison Husted who shot a 245. The remaining contributing members were Kenneth Selzer, John McBane, and Timothy Dziubinsky. First State Military Academy MCJROTC is from Clayton, DE, and is coached by MSgt Huston.
Arlington Grand Prairie High School currently has a 1 - 2 record. Arlington Grand Prairie High School was led by, Abigail Nigo who shot a 232. The remaining contributing members were Charisma Tante, Michelle Martinez, and Elazen Castro. Arlington Grand Prairie High School is from Grand Prairie, TX, and is coached by Marcus Young.
Next up First State Military Academy MCJROTC will compete against Berthoud AJROTC from Loveland, CO. Berthoud AJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. While Arlington Grand Prairie High School will compete against Boonslick AJROTC from Boonville, MO. Boonslick AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 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=1.1.867736435.1
First State Military Academy MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1106
Arlington Grand Prairie High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1095
18 - 24 Feb 2019