Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team defeats Marion AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team defeated Marion AJROTC 963 to 790 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row, Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team is in eleventh place with a 4 - 2 record. Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team was led by Maggie Holt who shot a 256. The remaining contributing members were Joseph Cairns, Tanner Franklin, and Trenton Franklin. Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team is from Versailles, IN, and is coached by Steve Scoggins.
Marion AJROTC dropped to 2 - 4 on the season. They are currently in thirty-fourth place. Shooting their highest team score of the season Marion AJROTC was led by Daniel Yancey who shot a 209. The remaining contributing members were Korbin Elliott, Evan Browder, and Tim Bento. Marion AJROTC is from Marion, IN, and is coached by David Farlow.
Next up Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team will compete against Pebble Hills NJROTC from El Paso, TX. Pebble Hills NJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. Marion AJROTC will compete against Captain Shreve AJROTC from Shreveport, LA. Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 3 - 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=1.1.797080587.1
Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=759
Marion AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=783
12 - 18 Mar 2018