Washburn Rural AFJROTC defeats Shoals American Legion
Shooting their highest score of the season Washburn Rural AFJROTC defeated Shoals American Legion 909.5 to 778.0 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 1 - 2 record. Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by, Thomas Diaz who shot a 234.6. The remaining contributing members were Matt Truax, Angelo Torrez, and Ayla Fields. Washburn Rural AFJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Long.
Shoals American Legion currently has a 1 - 2 record. Shoals American Legion was led by, Wyatt Taylor who shot a 250.3. The remaining contributing members were Hailey Justus, Emma Justus, and Lucas Baylis. Shoals American Legion is from Shoals, IN, and is coached by Chrystal Maschino.
This coming week Washburn Rural AFJROTC has a bye week. While Shoals American Legion will compete against James Madison AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. James Madison AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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=1.1.941338841.1
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1376
Shoals American Legion team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1384
10 - 16 Feb 2020