Ozark AJROTC defeats Smith Station MCJROTC
Ozark AJROTC defeated Smith Station MCJROTC 1128.6 to 1037.5 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their fifth win in a row. Ozark AJROTC finishes the season in first place overall. They finished the season with a 6 - 0 record. Ozark AJROTC was led by, Rachel Hartzel who shot a 286.8. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Crawford, Karley McCall, and Clarice Wheeler. Ozark AJROTC is from Ozark, MO, and is coached by 1SG William Crawford.
Smith Station MCJROTC finished the season with a 3 - 3 record. They finishes the season in ninth place overall. Smith Station MCJROTC was led by, Brooke Jarrett who shot a 280.3. The remaining contributing members were Hannah Williams, Louis Johnson, and Joel Baker. Smith Station MCJROTC is from Smith Station, AL, and is coached by Major William Bolden.
Due to the large number of school and club closings in light of the coronavirus outbreak, the remainder of the league has been cancelled and awards will be issued based on the seven weeks of competition completed so far. League teams who are still meeting have the option to participate in several weekly invitational games in lieu of the regular season.
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=1.1.947523448.1
Ozark AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1431
Smith Station MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1408
09 - 15 Mar 2020