Knob Noster High School defeats Russell County JROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Knob Noster High School defeated Russell County JROTC 858.2 to 691.3 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Knob Noster High School was led by Grace Mitcheltree who shot a 230.6. The remaining contributing members were Emily Beach, Kane Sanchez, and Keaton Compton. They are from Knob Noster, MO, and are coached by Timothy Newcomb.
Overall Knob Noster High School is ranked forty-fourth. They have a 1 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Russell County JROTC was led by Alexandra Gillespie who shot a 204.5. The remaining contributing members were Ryan Martinez, Farrell Tolliver, and Timothy McCubbins. Russell County JROTC is from Russell Springs, KY, and is coached by Denny Shelton.
Overall Russell County JROTC is ranked sixty-second. They have a 0 - 3 record.
This coming week Knob Noster High School has a bye week. While Russell County JROTC also has a bye week.
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=1.1.2023013015115212.1
Knob Noster High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2191
Russell County JROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2176
06 - 12 Feb 2023