C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeats Pelion AJROTC
C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeated Pelion AJROTC 938 to 747 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. C. T. Johnson AJROTC finishes the season in twenty-fifth place overall. They finished the season with a 5 - 3 record. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Samantha Lippolis who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Tony Holley, Dexter Williams, and Christian Crawford. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
Snapping a two game win streak Pelion AJROTC finished the season with a 5 - 3 record. Pelion AJROTC was led by, MaKenna McLeod who shot a 196. The remaining contributing members were James Hildebrand, Joshua Eckler, and Jacob Eckler. Pelion AJROTC is from Pelion, SC, and is coached by MAJ Corey Genevicz.
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=1.1.876384694.1
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1113
Pelion AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1090
01 - 07 Apr 2019