Seneca MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Elizabethton
Shooting their highest score of the season Seneca MCJROTC edged out Elizabethton 869.9 to 859.9 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Seneca MCJROTC was led by Katherin Lawrence who shot a 268.1. The remaining contributing members were Charles Smith, Steven Coomer, and Dominic Moser. They are from Louisville, KY, and are coached by First Sergeant (Ret) Tyrone Gunn.
Overall Seneca MCJROTC is ranked forty-seventh. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Elizabethton was led by Holly Galyon who shot a 242.4. The remaining contributing members were Adam Manning, Seth Whitehead, and Joubran El Helou. Elizabethton is from Elizabethton, TN, and is coached by Craig Wilcox.
Overall Elizabethton is ranked forty-fourth. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Next up Seneca MCJROTC will compete against Stewarts Creek AJROTC from Smyrna, TN. Stewarts Creek AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Elizabethton will compete against Bellevue West AFJROTC from Bellevue, NE. Bellevue West AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 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=1.1.2023011922382637.1
Seneca MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2160
Elizabethton team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2140
30 Jan-05 Feb 23