Bethel AFJROTC defeats San Juan Wildlife Federation
Bethel AFJROTC defeated San Juan Wildlife Federation 924 to 891 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Bethel AFJROTC is in sixteenth place with a 2 - 1 record. Bethel AFJROTC was led by Cameron Hohnsbehn who shot a 256. The remaining contributing members were Annabell Tremlett, Leilani Ware, and Geovanni Saavedra. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by Steve Tkach.
Snapping a two game win streak San Juan Wildlife Federation dropped to 2 - 2 on the season. They are currently in twenty-fourth place. Shooting their highest team score of the season San Juan Wildlife Federation was led by Gatlin James who shot a 253. The remaining contributing members were Chantel Cresswell, Carsyn James, and Brayden Bramwell. San Juan Wildlife Federation is from Farmington, NM, and is coached by Ronnie James.
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. The winner of the league is the team with the best 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=1.1.791315858.1
Bethel AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=743
San Juan Wildlife Federation team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=764
12 - 18 Feb 2018