First State Military Academy defeats North Port High School
Shooting their highest score of the season First State Military Academy defeated North Port High School 825.2 to 781.1 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. First State Military Academy was led by Charlie Lindor who shot a 227.6. The remaining contributing members were Leland Wharton, Abby Watson, and Peter Mistler. They are from Clayton, DE, and are coached by Major McCombs.
Overall First State Military Academy is ranked fifty-second. They have a 1 - 2 record.
Snapping a two game win streak Shooting their highest team score of the season North Port High School was led by John Miller who shot a 207.4. The remaining contributing members were Alexa Cortes, Kayla Johnston, and Jordan Wager. North Port High School is from North Port, FL, and is coached by Dee Barnes.
Overall North Port High School is ranked sixty-eighth. They have a 2 - 1 record.
This coming week First State Military Academy has a bye week. While North Port High School will compete against Kaiser High School from Honolulu, HI. Kaiser High School currently has a 0 - 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=1.1.2023020710014049.1
First State Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2139
North Port High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2182
13 - 19 Feb 2023