Lugoff-Elgin High School defeats Vilseck AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Lugoff-Elgin High School defeated Vilseck AJROTC 1007.7 to 940.0 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. Lugoff-Elgin High School was led by Paige Herchik who shot a 264.2. The remaining contributing members were Delaney Scott, David Whisenhunt, and Shana Turner. They are from Lugoff, SC, and are coached by Rayford McDowell.
Overall Lugoff-Elgin High School is ranked ninth. They have a 3 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Vilseck AJROTC was led by Angel Guerrero who shot a 244.4. The remaining contributing members were Leana Mantilla, Briseis Palomarez, and Elaina Perez. Vilseck AJROTC is from Vilseck, Germany, and is coached by John Sabala.
Overall Vilseck AJROTC is ranked thirtieth. They have a 1 - 2 record.
Next up Lugoff-Elgin High School will compete against Kelly Walsh MCJROTC from Casper, WY. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Vilseck AJROTC will compete against Camden County High School from Camden, NC. Camden County High School currently has a 1 - 2 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=1.1.2023020710013958.1
Lugoff-Elgin High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2164
Vilseck AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2138
13 - 19 Feb 2023