Rockcastle County AJROTC Defeats Waller AFJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 946.1 points, Rockcastle County AJROTC defeated Waller AFJROTC. They finished the season with a 2 - 4 record. Rockcastle County AJROTC was led by, Jade Hanson who shot a 260.3. The remaining contributing members were Caleb Tompkins, Robert Rhodus, and Jasmine Hanson. Rockcastle County AJROTC is from Mount Vernon, KY, and is coached by Darren Sundys.
Waller AFJROTC finished the season with a 2 - 3 record. Waller AFJROTC is from Waller, TX, and is coached by Lt Col Byrl Engel.
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=1.1.947523488.1
Rockcastle County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1379
Waller AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1419
09 - 15 Mar 2020