West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County defeats Southern Indiana Sharpshooters
Shooting their highest score of the season West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County defeated Southern Indiana Sharpshooters 816 to 627 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County is in thirty-fourth place with a 1 - 2 record. West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County was led by Hunter Ridenour who shot a 235. The remaining contributing members were Ryan Taylor, Jimmy Blankenship, and Haley Welder. West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County is from Montgomery, WV, and is coached by Robert McCann.
Southern Indiana Sharpshooters dropped to 1 - 3 on the season. They are currently in thirty-eighth place. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters was led by Brandon Fuhrman who shot a 183. The remaining contributing members were Breanne Fuhrman, Xavier Rasche, and Coyt Collet. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters is from Jasper, IN, and is coached by Daniel Lawson and Jason Maschino.
Next up West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County will compete against Washburn Rural AFJROTC from Topeka, KS. Washburn Rural AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters will compete against Washburn Rural AFJROTC from Topeka, KS. Washburn Rural AFJROTC 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=1.1.791316083.1
West Virginia Junior Marksmanship of Fayette County team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=781
Southern Indiana Sharpshooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=753
12 - 18 Feb 2018