Bethel AFJROTC defeats Fort Bend County 4-H
Shooting their highest score of the season Bethel AFJROTC defeated Fort Bend County 4-H 1457.3 to 1402.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Bethel AFJROTC is in sixth place overall and fifth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. Bethel AFJROTC was led by, Colleen Fanning who shot a 371.8. The remaining contributing members were Annabell Tremlett, Geovanni Saavedra, and Aniyvla Hyde. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by Steve Tkach.
Fort Bend County 4-H currently has a 1 - 3 record. After the loss they are in seventh place overall and second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Fort Bend County 4-H was led by, Mackenzie Pruden who shot a 384.5. The remaining contributing members were Nathan Rabel, Melody Juarez, and Douglas Carney. Fort Bend County 4-H is from Fulshear, TX, and is coached by Keith Pruden.
Next up Bethel AFJROTC will compete against Rockcastle County AJROTC from Mount Vernon, KY. Rockcastle County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Fort Bend County 4-H has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision Distinguished Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now. Followed by a single game conference title game for the top two teams in the JROTC and Junior Rifle Club divisions.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.918220791.1
Bethel AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1169
Fort Bend County 4-H team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1166
21 - 27 Oct 2019