South Panola AFJROTC defeats Seneca Valley AJROTC
South Panola AFJROTC defeated Seneca Valley AJROTC 948 to 849 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. South Panola AFJROTC finishes the season in seventeenth place with a 2 - 2 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by Kayla Walker who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Breanna McGregor, Brian Hardy, and PrinTravius Poole. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Seneca Valley AJROTC dropped to 1 - 3 on the season. They finish the season in thirty-eighth place. Shooting their highest team score of the season Seneca Valley AJROTC was led by Mackenna Omara who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Aleksander Matusiak, Katelynn Grochalski, and Jacob Szurley. Seneca Valley AJROTC is from Harmony, PA, and is coached by 1SG Angelo Lettiere.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Limestone AFJROTC from Bartonville, IL. Limestone AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. Seneca Valley AJROTC will compete against A. C. Mosley MCJROTC from Lynn Haven, FL. A. C. Mosley MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 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=1.1.792755436.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=784
Seneca Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=765
19 - 25 Feb 2018