South Brunswick AJROTC defeats Oregon Timber Beasts
Shooting their highest score of the season South Brunswick AJROTC defeated Oregon Timber Beasts 938.9 to 911.7 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Vicente Long who shot a 256.3. The remaining contributing members were Rose Easterling, Savannah Padon, and Terry Hannah. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Gary Crowden.
Oregon Timber Beasts currently has a 2 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Oregon Timber Beasts was led by, Jessamy Winkler who shot a 240.3. The remaining contributing members were Carter Halvorson, Emily Heller, and Kc Winkler. Oregon Timber Beasts is from Forest Grove, OR, and is coached by Lonnie Winkler.
Next up South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Washburn Rural AFJROTC from Topeka, KS. Washburn Rural AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Oregon Timber Beasts will compete against Coral Glades AJROTC from Coral Springs, FL. Coral Glades AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 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 skill level.
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 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.942728095.1
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1423
Oregon Timber Beasts team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1422
17 - 23 Feb 2020