Mattoon AJROTC Upsets Jupiter AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mattoon AJROTC upset Jupiter AJROTC 922 to 919 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Mattoon AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 16 points lower than Jupiter AJROTC coming into this game.
They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Dakota Haworth who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Anrew Niemerg, Alex Flenner, and Jacob Stewart. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Jupiter AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. Jupiter AJROTC was led by, Bogdan Leone who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Leslie Diaz, Makenzie Sasser, and Mathew Grenier. Jupiter AJROTC is from Jupiter, FL, and is coached by Javier Gonzalez.
Next up Mattoon AJROTC will compete against Northgate AFJROTC from Newnan, GA. Northgate AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While Jupiter AJROTC will compete against Pelion AJROTC from Pelion, SC. Pelion AJROTC currently has a 3 - 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 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=1.1.870615223.1
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1058
Jupiter AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1103
04 - 10 Mar 2019