Haughton AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats Garfield AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Haughton AFJROTC edged out Garfield AJROTC 965.5 to 963.3 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. Haughton AFJROTC was led by Erin Rigsby who shot a 253.0. The remaining contributing members were Layla Briggs, Kevin Huffstickler, and Wally Cassel. They are from Haughton, LA, and are coached by Tony Zucco.
Overall Haughton AFJROTC is ranked twenty-third. They have a 4 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Garfield AJROTC was led by Sadie Feagain who shot a 251.6. The remaining contributing members were Isabella Baughman, Jonathan Stanevich, and Tymmithee Miller. Garfield AJROTC is from Akron, OH, and is coached by Eric Rouse.
Overall Garfield AJROTC is ranked thirty-second. They have a 0 - 4 record.
Next up Haughton AFJROTC will compete against Mountain View High School from Stafford, VA. Mountain View High School currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Garfield AJROTC will compete against Smith Station MCJROTC from Smith Station, AL. Smith Station MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 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=1.1.2023021314052016.1
Haughton AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2179
Garfield AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2181
20 - 26 Feb 2023