Bethel AFJROTC defeats Jones County AJROTC
Bethel AFJROTC defeated Jones County AJROTC 976.5 to 941.4 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Bethel AFJROTC is in twenty-first place overall. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. Bethel AFJROTC was led by, Johnny Palomo who shot a 271.1. The remaining contributing members were Brianna Hickman, Ryan Alvarez, and Shane Dean. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by Steve Tkach.
Jones County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. Jones County AJROTC was led by, Chandler Hatcher who shot a 249.0. The remaining contributing members were Kyra Moore, Anna Barnett, and Emalee Chapman. Jones County AJROTC is from Gray, GA, and is coached by Gene England.
Next up Bethel AFJROTC will compete against East River AJROTC from Orlando, FL. East River AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Jones County AJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.944360726.1
Bethel AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1430
Jones County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1393
24 Feb-01 Mar 20