Liberty County Narrowly Defeats Lewisville AJROTC
Liberty County edged out Lewisville AJROTC 959.5 to 946.5 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Liberty County is in ninth place overall. They currently have a 4 - 2 record. Liberty County was led by, Cierra Morales who shot a 256.6. The remaining contributing members were Aislee Chaffin, Emily Goff, and Sydney Goff. Liberty County is from Bristol, FL, and is coached by Jason Dence.
Lewisville AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. After the loss they are in twenty-fourth place overall. Lewisville AJROTC was led by, Jessica McAulay who shot a 239.0. The remaining contributing members were Lance Jones, Clarissa Reynolds, and Nancy Henning. Lewisville AJROTC is from Richburg, SC, and is coached by LTC Dave Lander.
Next up Liberty County will compete against Ramona NJROTC from Ramona, CA. Ramona NJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. While Lewisville AJROTC will compete against Pueblo West AJROTC from Pueblo West, CO. Pueblo West AJROTC currently has a 3 - 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=1.1.2022022409370255.1
Liberty County team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1802
Lewisville AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1809
28 Feb-06 Mar 22