Mattoon AJROTC defeats Berthoud AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mattoon AJROTC defeated Berthoud AJROTC 901 to 804 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Mattoon AJROTC is in twenty-fifth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Dakota Haworth who shot a 232. The remaining contributing members were Alex Flenner, Jacob Stewart, and Marko Verdin. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Berthoud AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. Berthoud AJROTC was led by, Jacob Kendall who shot a 212. The remaining contributing members were William Grimditch, Juan Arrello, and Travis Pope. Berthoud AJROTC is from Loveland, CO, and is coached by Harold Johnson.
Next up Mattoon AJROTC will compete against West Broward AJROTC from Pembroke Pines, FL. West Broward AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Berthoud AJROTC will compete against Pelion AJROTC from Pelion, SC. Pelion 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=1.1.866291582.1
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1058
Berthoud AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1076
11 - 17 Feb 2019