Bethel AFJROTC Upsets C. T. Johnson AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Bethel AFJROTC upset C. T. Johnson AJROTC 975 to 899 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Bethel AFJROTC was able to win despite averaging 47 points lower than C. T. Johnson AJROTC coming into this game.
They currently have a 1 - 2 record. Bethel AFJROTC was led by, Colleen Fanning who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Joseph Huckins, Aniyvla Hyde, and James Allison. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by SMSgt Steve Tkach.
C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Samantha Lippolis who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Dexter Williams, Paul Johnson, and Canyon Harward. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
Next up Bethel AFJROTC will compete against Shoals American Legion from Shoals, IN. Shoals American Legion currently has a 2 - 1 record. While C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against Kaiser High School from Honolulu, HI. Kaiser High School currently has a 2 - 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 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=1.1.867736427.1
Bethel AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1057
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1113
18 - 24 Feb 2019