Loveland AJROTC defeats Kaiser High School
Shooting their highest score of the season Loveland AJROTC defeated Kaiser High School 912.8 to 804.7 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They finished the season with a 2 - 4 record. Loveland AJROTC was led by, Cordelia Bowlus who shot a 233.9. The remaining contributing members were Louis Torres, Destiny Pendlay, and William Berglin. Loveland AJROTC is from Loveland, CO, and is coached by Harold Johnson.
Kaiser High School finished the season with a 0 - 6 record. Kaiser High School was led by, Michael Mann who shot a 235.1. The remaining contributing members were Taleina Murata, Kaiona Kim , and Kennedy Berry. Kaiser High School is from Honolulu, HI, and is coached by James Olson.
Due to the large number of school and club closings in light of the coronavirus outbreak, the remainder of the league has been cancelled and awards will be issued based on the seven weeks of competition completed so far. League teams who are still meeting have the option to participate in several weekly invitational games in lieu of the regular season.
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=1.1.947523480.1
Loveland AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1432
Kaiser High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1407
09 - 15 Mar 2020