South Panola AFJROTC Defeats San Juan Wildlife Federation
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 1011 points, South Panola AFJROTC defeated San Juan Wildlife Federation. Their fourth win in a row, South Panola AFJROTC is in twelfth place with a 4 - 2 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by Kayla Walker who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Anthony Cole, Brian Hardy, and Breanna McGregor. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
San Juan Wildlife Federation dropped to 3 - 3 on the season. They are currently in twenty-sixth place. San Juan Wildlife Federation is from Farmington, NM, and is coached by Ronnie James.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Broken Arrow AFJROTC from Broken Arrow, OK. Broken Arrow AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. San Juan Wildlife Federation will compete against Lutcher AJROTC from Lutcher, LA. Lutcher AJROTC currently has a 2 - 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=1.1.795643416.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=784
San Juan Wildlife Federation team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=764
05 - 11 Mar 2018