South Brunswick AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Gallatin NJROTC

South Brunswick AJROTC edged out Gallatin NJROTC 830 to 821 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Hua Lin who shot a 213. The remaining contributing members were Keegan Mcdonald, Tyler Olson, and Brady Udlinek. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Gary Crowden.

Gallatin NJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Gallatin NJROTC was led by, William Wright who shot a 219. The remaining contributing members were Kenton Rowe, Nick Fridenmaker, and Ashton Cannon. Gallatin NJROTC is from Gallatin, TN, and is coached by Duff Thompson.

Next up South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Jupiter AJROTC from Jupiter, FL. Jupiter AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Gallatin NJROTC has a bye week.

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=1.1.866291594.1

South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1061

Gallatin NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1109

11 - 17 Feb 2019