Orchard Park High School defeats Shawnee Mission North NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Orchard Park High School defeated Shawnee Mission North NJROTC 871.1 to 843.3 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Orchard Park High School was led by, Michael Oldman who shot a 239.2. The remaining contributing members were Sophia Davis, Logan McDougall, and Owen Repp. Orchard Park High School is from Orchard, NY, and is coached by Leif Johnson.
Shawnee Mission North NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Shawnee Mission North NJROTC was led by, Beau Adams who shot a 232.0. The remaining contributing members were Jack Rooney, Aiden Wiegers, and Kylie Huntley. Shawnee Mission North NJROTC is from Overland Park, KS, and is coached by John Carey.
Next up Orchard Park High School will compete against Liberty County from Bristol, FL. Liberty County currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Shawnee Mission North NJROTC will compete against Waimea High School from Waimea, HI. Waimea High School currently has a 1 - 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 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=1.1.2022013113554287.1
Orchard Park High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1781
Shawnee Mission North NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1821
07 - 13 Feb 2022