Washburn Rural AFJROTC Upsets Bethel AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Washburn Rural AFJROTC upset Bethel AFJROTC 973 to 963 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Washburn Rural AFJROTC was able to win despite averaging 44 points lower than Bethel AFJROTC coming into this game.
Washburn Rural AFJROTC finishes the season in seventeenth place with a 5 - 3 record. Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by Ryan Bihler who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Cole Resnik, Philip Miller, and Winter Doud. Washburn Rural AFJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Long.
Bethel AFJROTC dropped to 4 - 4 on the season. They finish the season in nineteenth place. Bethel AFJROTC was led by Cameron Hohnsbehn who shot a 272. The remaining contributing members were Leilani Ware, Annabell Tremlett, and Josiah Maier. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by Steve Tkach.
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=1.1.799960863.1
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=748
Bethel AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=743
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