Limestone AFJROTC defeats Gallatin NJROTC
Limestone AFJROTC defeated Gallatin NJROTC 909 to 822 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row, Limestone AFJROTC is in seventeenth place with a 4 - 3 record. Limestone AFJROTC was led by Brittany Garske who shot a 247. The remaining contributing members were Jocelyn Lara, Alyssa Beckman, and Grace Riddle. Limestone AFJROTC is from Bartonville, IL, and is coached by John Waltz.
Gallatin NJROTC dropped to 3 - 5 on the season. They are currently in thirty-second place. Gallatin NJROTC was led by Madison King who shot a 229. The remaining contributing members were Brett McClister, Helen Kiser, and Alex Salyers. Gallatin NJROTC is from Gallatin, TN, and is coached by Duff Thompson.
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=1.1.798523230.1
Limestone AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=744
Gallatin NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=776
19 - 25 Mar 2018