Kelly Walsh MCJROTC defeats Shoals American Legion
Shooting their highest score of the season Kelly Walsh MCJROTC defeated Shoals American Legion 1052.8 to 913.1 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Kelly Walsh MCJROTC is in fourth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC was led by, Payton Raffensperger who shot a 269.3. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Harvey Jr., True Bailey, and Brayden Steele. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC is from Casper, WY, and is coached by MGySgt Fred Pickering.
Shoals American Legion currently has a 3 - 1 record. After the loss they are in ninth place overall. Shoals American Legion was led by, Brenna Knepp who shot a 251.8. The remaining contributing members were Zane Lake, Lydia Knepp, and Ben Raber. Shoals American Legion is from Shoals, IN, and is coached by Chrystal Maschino.
This coming week Kelly Walsh MCJROTC has a bye week. While Shoals American Legion will compete against La Cueva MCJROTC from Albuquerque, NM. La Cueva MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 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=1.1.2021021616321735.1
Kelly Walsh MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1540
Shoals American Legion team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1549
22 - 28 Feb 2021