New Bern NJROTC defeats Northgate AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season New Bern NJROTC defeated Northgate AFJROTC 946 to 872 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 3 - 4 record. New Bern NJROTC was led by, AungMyint Oo who shot a 249. The remaining contributing members were Dante Hasty-Chestnut, Son Tzu, and Elizabeth Snyder. New Bern NJROTC is from New Bern, NC, and is coached by LCDR Ronald Fry.
Northgate AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 5 record. Northgate AFJROTC was led by, Nicholas Pelletier who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Emily Reed, Alex Lilienthal, and Anthony Graham. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by James Dorsey.
This coming week New Bern NJROTC has a bye week. While Northgate AFJROTC will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 6 - 1 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=1.1.873506055.1
New Bern NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1104
Northgate AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1099
18 - 24 Mar 2019