South Panola AFJROTC defeats Broken Arrow AFJROTC
South Panola AFJROTC defeated Broken Arrow AFJROTC 971 to 858 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their fifth win in a row, South Panola AFJROTC is in ninth place with a 5 - 2 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by Kayla Walker who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Brian Hardy, Anthony Cole, and Breanna McGregor. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Broken Arrow AFJROTC dropped to 4 - 3 on the season. They are currently in twenty-first place. Shooting their highest team score of the season Broken Arrow AFJROTC was led by Hunter Scott who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Jessica Peterson, Brayden Fuller, and Jared Bebout. Broken Arrow AFJROTC is from Broken Arrow, OK, and is coached by Walter Gagajewski.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Pueblo West AJROTC from Pueblo West , CO. Pueblo West AJROTC currently has a 5 - 2 record. Broken Arrow AFJROTC will compete against Pebble Hills NJROTC from El Paso, TX. Pebble Hills NJROTC currently has a 5 - 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 win-loss record. The winner of the league is the team with the best win loss record.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.798522555.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=784
Broken Arrow AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=777
19 - 25 Mar 2018