December 18, 2009: Shinnston area’s Lincoln High School has one of two Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp Units in the State of West Virginia. In early December Commander Paul Kast took his team to the annual NJROTC Area 3 Rifle Meet at Camp Perry, Ohio. The team placed third, missing second place by only 9 points. One cadet on the team placed first in the Prone and Kneeling positions as well as first in Overall. (We would like to honor the team members by name and the young man who placed First, but are prevented from doing so by privacy regulations.) Lincoln’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp Unit has had a rifle team since it’s inception in 1994.  The team normally consists of 8-12 cadets and they compete in both postals (targets mailed in to be graded and scored against other participating units from around the nation) and rifle “Shoulder-to-Shoulder” meets from August to December every year.  The team participates in Three-Position Shooting events using .177 caliber pellet guns in the “Sporter Division”. The local community supports the team in several ways:  the local American Legion purchased additional rifles for use, the Lumberport Rifle & Pistol Club provides an indoor range facility for practice, and local resident John Panek of the Gillum House Bed & Breakfast coaches the cadets in the finer techniques of competitive shooting.  Congratulations to Commander Kast and his rifle team!