Loveland AJROTC defeats Gallatin NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Loveland AJROTC defeated Gallatin NJROTC 895.3 to 842.5 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 1 - 2 record. Loveland AJROTC was led by, Destiny Pendlay who shot a 249.1. The remaining contributing members were William Berglin, Cordelia Bowlus, and Jevin Curry. Loveland AJROTC is from Loveland, CO, and is coached by Harold Johnson.
Gallatin NJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Gallatin NJROTC was led by, Aiden Brock who shot a 238.5. The remaining contributing members were Nick Fridenmaker, Maggie Long, and Jesse Klamer. Gallatin NJROTC is from Gallatin, TN, and is coached by Duff Thompson.
Next up Loveland AJROTC will compete against New Bern NJROTC from New Bern, NC. New Bern NJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Gallatin NJROTC will compete against Topeka MCJROTC from Topeka, KS. Topeka MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 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 skill level.
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 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.942728101.1
Loveland AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1432
Gallatin NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1380
17 - 23 Feb 2020