Southern Indiana Sharpshooters Upsets Topeka West AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Southern Indiana Sharpshooters upset Topeka West AJROTC 786 to 562 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters was able to win despite averaging 13 points lower than Topeka West AJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Southern Indiana Sharpshooters is in twenty-fifth place with a 3 - 3 record. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters was led by Jalen Whitsitt who shot a 231. The remaining contributing members were Brandon Fuhrman, Aj Hayman, and Breanne Fuhrman. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters is from Jasper, IN, and is coached by Daniel Lawson and Jason Maschino.
Topeka West AJROTC dropped to 2 - 4 on the season. They are currently in thirty-fourth place. Topeka West AJROTC was led by Austin Rice who shot a 189. The remaining contributing members were Skyler Tyszko, Daniel Panuco, and Leo Barnes. Topeka West AJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by LTC James Hall.
Next up Southern Indiana Sharpshooters will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. Topeka West AJROTC will compete against St Stephens NJROTC from Hickory, NC. St Stephens NJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 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=1.1.795643324.1
Southern Indiana Sharpshooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=753
Topeka West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=754
05 - 11 Mar 2018