Mattoon AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Bethel AFJROTC
Mattoon AJROTC edged out Bethel AFJROTC 932 to 921 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Mattoon AJROTC is in twenty-third place overall. They currently have a 5 - 2 record. Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Alex Flenner who shot a 246. The remaining contributing members were Dakota Haworth, Jacob Stewart, and Anrew Niemerg. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Bethel AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. Bethel AFJROTC was led by, Colleen Fanning who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Aniyvla Hyde, Joseph Huckins, and Ethan Boyd. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by SMSgt Steve Tkach.
This coming week Mattoon AJROTC has a bye week. While Bethel AFJROTC will compete against Kaiser High School from Honolulu, HI. Kaiser High School currently has a 3 - 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=1.1.873506053.1
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1058
Bethel AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1057
18 - 24 Mar 2019