Oxford NJROTC defeats Loveland AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Oxford NJROTC defeated Loveland AJROTC 827.7 to 641.4 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Oxford NJROTC is in twenty-first place overall. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Oxford NJROTC was led by, Reese Reynolds who shot a 233.1. The remaining contributing members were Joshua Austin, Angelica Kopec, and Julian Pabon. Oxford NJROTC is from Oxford, MA, and is coached by Ed Kay.
Loveland AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Loveland AJROTC was led by, William Fritz who shot a 251.3. The remaining contributing members were Evee King, Danika Eisentraut, and Faith Atteberry. Loveland AJROTC is from Loveland, CO, and is coached by Harold Johnson.
Next up Oxford NJROTC will compete against Fork Union Military Academy from Fork Union, VA. Fork Union Military Academy currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Loveland AJROTC will compete against Gallatin NJROTC from Gallatin, TN. Gallatin 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 7 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=1.1.2021012213450383.1
Oxford NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1545
Loveland AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1528
01 - 07 Feb 2021