Pueblo West AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Bethel AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pueblo West AJROTC edged out Bethel AFJROTC 929 to 910 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Pueblo West AJROTC is in seventeenth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Pueblo West AJROTC was led by, Kailey Arrigo who shot a 245. The remaining contributing members were Hailey Ure, Faye Mares, and Tyana Sanchez. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West, CO, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
Bethel AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Bethel AFJROTC was led by, Colleen Fanning who shot a 262. 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.
Next up Pueblo West AJROTC will compete against David Crockett NJROTC from Jonesborough, TN. David Crockett NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Bethel AFJROTC 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=1.1.863875178.1
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1073
Bethel AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1057
04 - 10 Feb 2019