Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team Defeats Hope AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 892 points, Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team defeated Hope AJROTC. With the win, Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team is in tenth place with a 1 - 0 record. Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team was led by Maggie Holt who shot a 237. The remaining contributing members were Tanner Franklin, Tanner McConnell, and Joseph Cairns. Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team is from Versailles, IN, and is coached by Steve Scoggins.
Hope AJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. Hope AJROTC is from Providence, RI, and is coached by Christopher Corbett.
Next up Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team will compete against Palo Verde Valley AJROTC from Blythe, CA. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. Hope AJROTC will compete against Lutcher AJROTC from Lutcher, LA. Lutcher AJROTC currently has a 0 - 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 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=1.1.787398135.1
Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=759
Hope AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=742
22 - 28 Jan 2018