Bellevue West AFJROTC defeats Mattoon AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Bellevue West AFJROTC defeated Mattoon AJROTC 940.3 to 877.7 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Bellevue West AFJROTC is in sixteenth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Bellevue West AFJROTC was led by, Springfield McCauley who shot a 242.2. The remaining contributing members were Madison Powell, William Barnard, and William Jacober. Bellevue West AFJROTC is from Bellevue, NE, and is coached by Stephen Vanderhoof.
Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in fourteenth place overall. Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Connor Pickering who shot a 240.0. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Beals, Nevaeh Ledbetter, and Gaige Feager. Mattoon AJROTC is from Charleston, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Next up Bellevue West AFJROTC will compete against Knob Noster AFJROTC from Knob Noster, MO. Knob Noster AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. While Mattoon AJROTC will compete against Hereford MCJROTC from Hereford, TX. Hereford MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 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=1.1.2021022409321144.1
Bellevue West AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1543
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1548
01 - 07 Mar 2021