Summerlin Academy AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Nation Ford MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Summerlin Academy AJROTC edged out Nation Ford MCJROTC 1043 to 1036 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their fifth win in a row, Summerlin Academy AJROTC is in second place with a 7 - 1 record. Summerlin Academy AJROTC was led by Taylor Helms who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Dalton Weihrauch, Madison Meacham, and Emily Rauscher. Summerlin Academy AJROTC is from Bartow, FL, and is coached by Steven beck.
Nation Ford MCJROTC dropped to 5 - 2 on the season. They are currently in seventh place. Shooting their highest team score of the season Nation Ford MCJROTC was led by Gabe Lavigne who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Jacob Neal, Kayla Kalenza, and Chris Young. Nation Ford MCJROTC is from Fort Mill, SC, and is coached by Sean Mulcahy.
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 win-loss record. The winner of the league is the team with the best win loss record.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.798522213.1
Summerlin Academy AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=758
Nation Ford MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=795
19 - 25 Mar 2018