Northgate AFJROTC defeats South Brunswick AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Northgate AFJROTC defeated South Brunswick AJROTC 942 to 877 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 2 - 3 record. Northgate AFJROTC was led by, Nicholas Pelletier who shot a 243. The remaining contributing members were Jeremiah Blissett, Benjamin Meyerson, and Emily Reed. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by James Dorsey.
South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season South Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Jaelyn Diorec who shot a 234. The remaining contributing members were Brady Udlinek, Keegan Mcdonald, and Robert Carroll. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Gary Crowden.
Next up Northgate AFJROTC will compete against Mattoon AJROTC from Mattoon, IL. Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While South Brunswick AJROTC 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=1.1.870615229.1
Northgate AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1099
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1061
04 - 10 Mar 2019