Stewarts Creek AJROTC defeats Knob Noster High School
Stewarts Creek AJROTC defeated Knob Noster High School 911.5 to 865.1 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by Abe Soto who shot a 253.3. The remaining contributing members were Lorenzo Gilbert, Samantha Dix, and Brook Rowe. They are from Smyrna, TN, and are coached by LTC Joel Payne.
Overall Stewarts Creek AJROTC is ranked thirty-seventh. They have a 4 - 2 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Knob Noster High School was led by Grace Mitcheltree who shot a 226.2. The remaining contributing members were Gavin Holland, Janelle Kent, and Emily Beach. Knob Noster High School is from Knob Noster, MO, and is coached by Timothy Newcomb.
Overall Knob Noster High School is ranked forty-eighth. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Next up Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against Vilseck AJROTC from Vilseck, Germany. Vilseck AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. While Knob Noster High School 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=1.1.2023030315423966.1
Stewarts Creek AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2170
Knob Noster High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2191
06 - 12 Mar 2023