Mattoon AJROTC defeats Northgate AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mattoon AJROTC defeated Northgate AFJROTC 938 to 917 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 4 - 2 record. Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Dakota Haworth who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Marko Verdin, DeAnna Tell, and Anrew Niemerg. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Northgate AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record. Northgate AFJROTC was led by, Nicholas Pelletier who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Benjamin Meyerson, Alex Lilienthal, and Anthony Graham. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by James Dorsey.
Next up Mattoon AJROTC will compete against Bethel AFJROTC from Spanaway, WA. Bethel AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Northgate AFJROTC will compete against New Bern NJROTC from New Bern, NC. New Bern NJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 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=1.1.872060270.1
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1058
Northgate AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1099
11 - 17 Mar 2019