Competition Recap

Ridgeland AFJROTC defeats Bethel AFJROTC

Ridgeland AFJROTC defeated Bethel AFJROTC 1341 to 1220 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Ridgeland AFJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Ridgeland AFJROTC was led by Tyler Atchison who shot a 361. The remaining contributing members were Martin Camlic, Daniel Barrett, and Herbert Bradley. Ridgeland AFJROTC is from Rossville, GA, and is coached by MSgt Carl Gentry Jr.

Bethel AFJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Bethel AFJROTC was led by GERRITT WIEDMEIER who shot a 328. The remaining contributing members were LEANNA BOYATT, SAVANNAH MARTIN, and BRENDON STYF. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by Steve Tkach.

Next up Ridgeland AFJROTC will compete against C. T. Johnson AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. Bethel AFJROTC will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.

These two teams are competing in the JROTC 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 round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.

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 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=1.1.763353182.1

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Individual - All

Rank Participant Region ST 1 ST 2 ST 3 ST 4 Individual
1 Atchison, Tyler RHS (105) Rossville, GA 91 - 2 92 - 3 89 - 2 89 - 1 361 - 8
2 Camlic, Martin RHS (106) Rossville, GA 93 - 3 83 - 0 93 - 4 83 - 1 352 - 8
3 Barrett, Daniel RHS (101) Rossville, GA 83 - 0 75 - 2 85 - 0 90 - 1 333 - 3
4 WIEDMEIER, GERRITT (108) 85 - 2 79 - 1 78 - 0 86 - 2 328 - 5
5 BOYATT, LEANNA (102) 77 - 0 81 - 0 84 - 0 86 - 1 328 - 1
6 MARTIN, SAVANNAH (104) 77 - 1 76 - 1 81 - 0 85 - 3 319 - 5
7 Bradley, Herbert (102) Rossville, GA 81 - 0 80 - 1 67 - 0 67 - 0 295 - 1
8 Carroll, Savannah (103) Rossville, GA 68 - 2 75 - 1 67 - 0 70 - 1 280 - 4

Team - All

Rank Participant Region ST 1 ST 2 ST 3 ST 4 Team
1 Ridgeland AFJROTC Rossville, GA 348 - 5 330 - 6 335 - 6 332 - 4 1341 - 20
2 Bethel AFJROTC 314 - 3 295 - 3 296 - 0 315 - 6 1220 - 12

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