St Stephens NJROTC defeats Chambersburg NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season St Stephens NJROTC defeated Chambersburg NJROTC 918 to 729 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row, St Stephens NJROTC is in twelfth place with a 2 - 0 record. St Stephens NJROTC was led by Ian McLaughlin who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Blake Saine, Molly Hitaffer, and Christopher Huffman. St Stephens NJROTC is from Hickory, NC, and is coached by John Moore.
Chambersburg NJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in thirty-eighth place. Shooting their highest team score of the season Chambersburg NJROTC was led by Brady Edney who shot a 211. The remaining contributing members were Tucker Stoops, Kole Miller , and Waylon Curtis. Chambersburg NJROTC is from Chambersburg, PA, and is coached by CDR Bruce Apgar.
Next up St Stephens NJROTC will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. Chambersburg NJROTC will compete against San Juan Wildlife Federation from Farmington, NM. San Juan Wildlife Federation 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 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=1.1.787399818.1
St Stephens NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=761
Chambersburg NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=750
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