Eugene Ashley NJROTC defeats Boonslick AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Eugene Ashley NJROTC defeated Boonslick AJROTC 718 to 452 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. They finished the season with a 3 - 5 record. Eugene Ashley NJROTC was led by, Job Letendre who shot a 191. The remaining contributing members were Jennifer Carroll, Keegan Herbst, and Luke Morgan. Eugene Ashley NJROTC is from Wilmington, NC, and is coached by Chief Thomas Frost.
Boonslick AJROTC finished the season with a 2 - 6 record. Boonslick AJROTC was led by, Kangi Raiti who shot a 229, while teammate Maggie Smallwood shot a 223. Boonslick AJROTC is from Boonville, MO, and is coached by SFC Todd Straw.
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=1.1.876384714.1
Eugene Ashley NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1084
Boonslick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1075
01 - 07 Apr 2019