Loveland AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Timber Beasts
Shooting their highest score of the season Loveland AJROTC edged out Timber Beasts 1037.0 to 1017.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Loveland AJROTC is in ninth place overall and second place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Loveland AJROTC was led by, Seth Menard who shot a 265.4. The remaining contributing members were Hunter Martin, William Fritz, and Ryan Cajka. Loveland AJROTC is from Loveland, CO, and is coached by Harold Johnson.
Timber Beasts currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in tenth place overall and third place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Timber Beasts was led by, Jessamy Winkler who shot a 267.2. The remaining contributing members were Irene VanDyke, Carter Halvorson, and Emily Heller. Timber Beasts is from Cornelius, OR, and is coached by Lonnie Winkler.
Next up Loveland AJROTC will compete against Ansbach AJROTC from Ansbach, Germany. Ansbach AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Timber Beasts has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021101917132566.1
Loveland AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1645
Timber Beasts team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1692
25 - 31 Oct 2021