South Panola AFJROTC defeats Berthoud AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Panola AFJROTC defeated Berthoud AJROTC 1003 to 823 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, South Panola AFJROTC is in fourth place overall. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Kelsie Isbell who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Shaniya Poole, Gabriel Sewell, and Jorja Olson. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Berthoud AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Berthoud AJROTC was led by, Jacob Kendall who shot a 221. The remaining contributing members were Juan Arrello, William Grimditch, and Travis Pope. Berthoud AJROTC is from Loveland, CO, and is coached by Harold Johnson.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Shoals American Legion from Shoals, IN. Shoals American Legion currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Berthoud AJROTC will compete against Mattoon AJROTC from Mattoon, IL. Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 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=1.1.863875176.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1070
Berthoud AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1076
04 - 10 Feb 2019