First State Military Academy MCJROTC Defeats Grant County AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 855 points, First State Military Academy MCJROTC defeated Grant County AJROTC. They currently have a 4 - 3 record. First State Military Academy MCJROTC was led by, Madison Husted who shot a 247. The remaining contributing members were Riley Graham, Timothy Dziubinsky, and John McBane. First State Military Academy MCJROTC is from Clayton, DE, and is coached by MSgt Huston.
Grant County AJROTC currently has a 4 - 3 record. After the loss they are in twentieth place overall. Grant County AJROTC is from Dry Ridge, KY, and is coached by CSM Charles Duffee.
Next up First State Military Academy MCJROTC will compete against Fork Union Military Academy from Fork Union, VA. Fork Union Military Academy currently has a 4 - 3 record. While Grant County AJROTC will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 6 - 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.
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=1.1.874981988.1
First State Military Academy MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1106
Grant County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1059
25 - 31 Mar 2019