Berthoud AJROTC Narrowly Defeats American Legion Post 539
Berthoud AJROTC edged out American Legion Post 539 756 to 753 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 1 - 7 record. Berthoud AJROTC was led by, Hunter Martin who shot a 214. The remaining contributing members were Izze Obannon, Holden Paulus, and Will Fritz. Berthoud AJROTC is from Loveland, CO, and is coached by Harold Johnson.
American Legion Post 539 currently has a 1 - 6 record. American Legion Post 539 was led by, David Woodby who shot a 236. The remaining contributing members were Edward Moore, Conner Timmons, and Lane Jackson. American Legion Post 539 is from New Bern, NC, and is coached by LCDR Ronald Fry.
This coming week Berthoud AJROTC has a bye week. While American Legion Post 539 will compete against American Legion Post 290 from Stafford, VA. American Legion Post 290 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=1.1.874982008.1
Berthoud AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1076
American Legion Post 539 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1102
25 - 31 Mar 2019