Gallatin NJROTC defeats West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County
Gallatin NJROTC defeated West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County 768 to 675 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Gallatin NJROTC is currently in twenty-sixth place with a 1 - 1 record. Gallatin NJROTC was led by Madison King who shot a 206. The remaining contributing members were Helen Kiser, Brett McClister, and Abigale Pierpaoli. Gallatin NJROTC is from Gallatin, TN, and is coached by Duff Thompson.
West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in thirty-eighth place. West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County was led by Hunter Ridenour who shot a 211. The remaining contributing members were Ryan Taylor, Haley Welder, and Jimmy Blankenship. West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County is from Montgomery, WV, and is coached by Robert McCann.
Next up Gallatin NJROTC will compete against Chambersburg NJROTC from Chambersburg, PA. Chambersburg NJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County will compete against Southern Indiana Sharpshooters from Jasper, IN. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters currently has a 1 - 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=1.1.787400791.1
Gallatin NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=776
West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=781
29 Jan-11 Feb 18