Gallatin NJROTC defeats Topeka West AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Gallatin NJROTC defeated Topeka West AJROTC 859 to 249 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. Gallatin NJROTC was led by, Blake Rittenberry who shot a 232. The remaining contributing members were William Wright, Ashton Cannon, and Kenton Rowe. Gallatin NJROTC is from Gallatin, TN, and is coached by Duff Thompson.
Topeka West AJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. Topeka West AJROTC was led by, Ignasio Rameriz who shot a 143, while teammate Evan Probst shot a 106. Topeka West AJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by James Hall.
Next up Gallatin NJROTC will compete against Waller AFJROTC from Waller, TX. Waller AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Topeka West AJROTC will compete against Boonslick AJROTC from Boonville, MO. Boonslick AJROTC currently has a 0 - 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.
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=1.1.869178820.1
Gallatin NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1109
Topeka West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1110
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