The Fork Union Rifle Team was narrowly defeated in a close match with Concordia Lutheran AJROTC. Shooting their highest score of the season Concordia Lutheran AJROTC just slipped ahead of Fork Union Military Academy 944.8 to 923.1 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League.

Shooting their highest team score of the season Fork Union Military Academy was led by Chrysander Rahardjo who shot a 261.0. The remaining contributing members were Caden Sibley, Sean Hurley, and Francisco Duarte. Fork Union Military Academy is from Fork Union, VA, and is coached by MAJ David Wallace.

Next up, Fork Union Military Academy will compete against Selma MCJROTC from Selma, CA. Selma MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 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 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=1.1.2023011922382622.1

Fork Union Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2124