Lejeune MCJROTC defeats C. T. Johnson AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Lejeune MCJROTC defeated C. T. Johnson AJROTC 1016 to 900 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Lejeune MCJROTC is in fifth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Lejeune MCJROTC was led by, Jaimee Murphy who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Nathan Lerczak, Emma Thatcher, and Kayla Tomlinson. Lejeune MCJROTC is from Camp Lejeune, NC, and is coached by MGySgtJames Gardiner.
C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in twenty-fifth place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Samantha Lippolis who shot a 245. The remaining contributing members were Dexter Williams, Paul Johnson, and Christian Crawford. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
Next up Lejeune MCJROTC will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While C. T. Johnson 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=1.1.863875184.1
Lejeune MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1111
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1113
04 - 10 Feb 2019