Grant County AJROTC defeats Kaiser High School
Shooting their highest score of the season Grant County AJROTC defeated Kaiser High School 964 to 884 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Grant County AJROTC is in fourteenth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Grant County AJROTC was led by, Abigail Kanewske who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Katia Torress-Sanchez, Kila Ayres, and Emily Wilson. Grant County AJROTC is from Dry Ridge, KY, and is coached by CSM Charles Duffee.
Kaiser High School currently has a 1 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Kaiser High School was led by, Zachary Kawada who shot a 229. The remaining contributing members were Sam Salonga, Farrah Dinh, and Daniel Kim . Kaiser High School is from Honolulu, HI, and is coached by James Olson.
Next up Grant County AJROTC will compete against Stewarts Creek AJROTC from Smyrna, TN. Stewarts Creek AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. While Kaiser High School will compete against Seaford NJROTC from Seaford, DE. Seaford NJROTC 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.
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=1.1.866291586.1
Grant County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1059
Kaiser High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1112
11 - 17 Feb 2019