Broken Arrow AFJROTC defeats Southern Indiana Sharpshooters
Broken Arrow AFJROTC defeated Southern Indiana Sharpshooters 814 to 706 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row, Broken Arrow AFJROTC is in fifteenth place with a 2 - 0 record. Broken Arrow AFJROTC was led by Jessica Peterson who shot a 218. The remaining contributing members were Hunter Scott, Brayden Fuller, and Diego Rubelcava. Broken Arrow AFJROTC is from Broken Arrow, OK, and is coached by Walter Gagajewski.
Southern Indiana Sharpshooters dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in fortyieth place. Shooting their highest team score of the season Southern Indiana Sharpshooters was led by Brandon Fuhrman who shot a 191. The remaining contributing members were AJ Hayman, Breanne Fuhrman, and Xavier Rasche. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters is from Jasper, IN, and is coached by Daniel Lawson.
Next up Broken Arrow AFJROTC will compete against NorthWest Shooters from Cypress, TX. NorthWest Shooters currently has a 1 - 1 record. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters will compete against Boonslick AJROTC from Boonville, MO. Boonslick AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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=1.1.787400320.1
Broken Arrow AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=777
Southern Indiana Sharpshooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=753
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