Mattoon AJROTC defeats Topeka West AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mattoon AJROTC defeated Topeka West AJROTC 894 to 108 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Jacob Stewart who shot a 232. The remaining contributing members were Alex Flenner, Dakota Haworth, and Marko Verdin. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Topeka West AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Topeka West AJROTC was led by, Xavion Hunt who shot a 108. Topeka West AJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by James Hall.
Next up Mattoon AJROTC will compete against Berthoud AJROTC from Loveland, CO. Berthoud AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Topeka West AJROTC will compete against Seaford NJROTC from Seaford, DE. Seaford NJROTC currently has a 0 - 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 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=1.1.863875206.1
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1058
Topeka West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1110
04 - 10 Feb 2019