Smith Station MCJROTC defeats Shoals American Legion
Smith Station MCJROTC defeated Shoals American Legion 1018.1 to 970.6 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Smith Station MCJROTC is in seventh place overall. They currently have a 4 - 2 record. Smith Station MCJROTC was led by, Kari Smith who shot a 261.3. The remaining contributing members were Kaley Hopper, Timothy Waller, and Armando Rivera. Smith Station MCJROTC is from Smith Station, AL, and is coached by Major William Bolden.
Shoals American Legion currently has a 3 - 4 record. After the loss they are in eleventh place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Shoals American Legion was led by, Brenna Knepp who shot a 255.8. The remaining contributing members were Ben Raber, Zane Lake, and Bryson Holt. Shoals American Legion is from Shoals, IN, and is coached by Chrystal Maschino.
Next up Smith Station MCJROTC will compete against Bellevue West AFJROTC from Bellevue, NE. Bellevue West AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. While Shoals American Legion has a bye week.
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 7 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=1.1.2021031209575159.1
Smith Station MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1531
Shoals American Legion team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1549
15 - 21 Mar 2021