Eastern AJROTC Defeats Gallatin NJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 906.4 points, Eastern AJROTC defeated Gallatin NJROTC. They finished the season with a 2 - 4 record. Eastern AJROTC was led by, April King who shot a 258.1. The remaining contributing members were Kamden Garcia, Michael Lopez, and Dalton Wood. Eastern AJROTC is from Louisville, KY, and is coached by John Sallee.
Gallatin NJROTC finished the season with a 0 - 4 record. Gallatin NJROTC is from Gallatin, TN, and is coached by Duff Thompson.
Due to the large number of school and club closings in light of the coronavirus outbreak, the remainder of the league has been cancelled and awards will be issued based on the seven weeks of competition completed so far. League teams who are still meeting have the option to participate in several weekly invitational games in lieu of the regular season.
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 skill level.
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 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.947523486.1
Eastern AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1387
Gallatin NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1380
09 - 15 Mar 2020