South Brunswick AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Battle Ground AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Brunswick AJROTC edged out Battle Ground AFJROTC 876 to 872 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Jaelyn Diorec who shot a 226. The remaining contributing members were Tyler Olson, Brady Udlinek, and Nick Pagliolo. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Gary Crowden.
Battle Ground AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Battle Ground AFJROTC was led by, Wyatt Moody who shot a 229. The remaining contributing members were Kai Morton Jones, Kaylie Schechter, and Marcus Adams. Battle Ground AFJROTC is from Battle Ground, WA, and is coached by Lt Col Andrew Woodrow.
Next up South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Northgate AFJROTC from Newnan, GA. Northgate AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. While Battle Ground AFJROTC will compete against American Legion Post 539 from New Bern, NC. American Legion Post 539 currently has a 1 - 3 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=1.1.869178808.1
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1061
Battle Ground AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1079
25 Feb-03 Mar 19