Hazel Green NJROTC defeats Zion Benton NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Hazel Green NJROTC defeated Zion Benton NJROTC 1047.0 to 1018.0 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Hazel Green NJROTC finishes the season in seventh place overall. They finished the season with a 5 - 1 record. Hazel Green NJROTC was led by, Garrett Benson who shot a 272.0. The remaining contributing members were Jarrett Thurman, Corbynn Conway, and Emily Monroe. Hazel Green NJROTC is from Hazel Green, AL, and is coached by Larry Schultz.
Zion Benton NJROTC finished the season with a 4 - 2 record. They finishes the season in fifth place overall. Zion Benton NJROTC was led by, Ryan Mendez who shot a 270.7. The remaining contributing members were Max Guajardo, Sophia Peters, and Brandon Lopez. Zion Benton NJROTC is from Zion, IL, and is coached by Dan Hackstein.
Due to the large number of school and club closings in light of the coronavirus outbreak, the remainder of the league has been cancelled and awards will be issued based on the seven weeks of competition completed so far. League teams who are still meeting have the option to participate in several weekly invitational games in lieu of the regular season.
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 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=1.1.947523450.1
Hazel Green NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1411
Zion Benton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1381
09 - 15 Mar 2020