Bethel AFJROTC defeats Kaiser High School
Bethel AFJROTC defeated Kaiser High School 953 to 923 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 4 - 3 record. Bethel AFJROTC was led by, Colleen Fanning who shot a 254. The remaining contributing members were Joseph Huckins, Aniyvla Hyde, and Ethan Boyd. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by SMSgt Steve Tkach.
Kaiser High School currently has a 3 - 4 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Kaiser High School was led by, Sam Salonga who shot a 235. The remaining contributing members were Zachary Kawada, Farrah Dinh, and Jarod Tagudan. Kaiser High School is from Honolulu, HI, and is coached by James Olson.
Next up Bethel AFJROTC will compete against Lafayette Gun Club from Grafton, VA. Lafayette Gun Club currently has a 5 - 2 record. While Kaiser High School will compete against James Madison AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. James Madison AJROTC currently has a 2 - 5 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=1.1.874981996.1
Bethel AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1057
Kaiser High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1112
25 - 31 Mar 2019