First State Military Academy defeats Mattoon AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season First State Military Academy defeated Mattoon AJROTC 872.7 to 827.2 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. First State Military Academy was led by, Alayna Hensley who shot a 241.7. The remaining contributing members were Tyler Johnes, Emily Hocking, and Shawn McDougall. First State Military Academy is from Clayton, DE, and is coached by Major McCombs.
Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Alexander Whitaker who shot a 213.2. The remaining contributing members were Shelby Pickering, Jack Burton, and Ethan Freeman. Mattoon AJROTC is from Matton, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Next up First State Military Academy will compete against MacArthur AJROTC from Irving, TX. MacArthur AJROTC currently has a 0 - 0 record. While Mattoon AJROTC will compete against Henry J Kaiser AJROTC from Fontana, CA. Henry J Kaiser AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 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 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=1.1.2022012111274551.1
First State Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1814
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1833
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