South Panola AFJROTC defeats Pueblo West AJROTC
South Panola AFJROTC defeated Pueblo West AJROTC 990 to 895 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. South Panola AFJROTC finishes the season in seventh place with a 6 - 2 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by Kayla Walker who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Anthony Cole, Chloe Box, and Brian Hardy. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Pueblo West AJROTC dropped to 5 - 3 on the season. They finish the season in twelfth place. Pueblo West AJROTC was led by Zoe Ellis who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Zamora, Megan Smith, and Alex Racine. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West , CO, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
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=1.1.799960555.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=784
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=751
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