South Panola AFJROTC defeats Creek Wood AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Panola AFJROTC defeated Creek Wood AJROTC 1001.4 to 927.2 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, South Panola AFJROTC is in sixteenth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Masimo Aguilar who shot a 257.5. The remaining contributing members were Teyah Sheegog, Aj Ray, and Sarena HIckingbottom. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Creek Wood AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Creek Wood AJROTC was led by, Keely Eggers who shot a 256.1. The remaining contributing members were Arkady Bryant, Logan Selm, and Aden Polestra . Creek Wood AJROTC is from Charlotte, TN, and is coached by CSM Ronald Schlangen.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Las Vegas AJROTC from Las Vegas, NV. Las Vegas AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Creek Wood AJROTC will compete against American Legion Post 41 from Elk garden, WV. American Legion Post 41 currently has a 2 - 1 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=1.1.942728087.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1424
Creek Wood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1397
17 - 23 Feb 2020