Topeka West AJROTC defeats Boonslick AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Topeka West AJROTC defeated Boonslick AJROTC 767 to 469 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Topeka West AJROTC is in twenty-eighth place with a 1 - 1 record. Topeka West AJROTC was led by Bryce Driskell who shot a 209. The remaining contributing members were Austin Rice, Cody Wilcox, and Steven Parrack. Topeka West AJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by LTC James Hall.
Boonslick AJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in forty-second place. Shooting their highest team score of the season Boonslick AJROTC was led by Charles Pumel who shot a 140. The remaining contributing members were Jordan Lewis, Kira Phelps, and Steven Surrat. Boonslick AJROTC is from Boonville, MO, and is coached by SGT Todd Straw.
Next up Topeka West AJROTC will compete against Wando AFJROTC from Mount Pleasant, SC. Wando AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Boonslick AJROTC will compete against Southern Indiana Sharpshooters from Jasper, IN. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters 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=1.1.787400884.1
Topeka West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=754
Boonslick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=769
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