Lugoff-Elgin High School defeats Bethel AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Lugoff-Elgin High School defeated Bethel AFJROTC 1003.4 to 961.3 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Lugoff-Elgin High School was led by Paige Herchik who shot a 255.0. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Temple, Shana Turner, and Lia Cappello. They are from Lugoff, SC, and are coached by Rayford McDowell.
Overall Lugoff-Elgin High School is ranked tenth. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Bethel AFJROTC was led by Jilma Nirschl who shot a 255.5. The remaining contributing members were Amari Quiocho, Clayton Armstrong, and Yadriel Aviles. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by Steve Tkach.
Overall Bethel AFJROTC is ranked twenty-third. They have a 1 - 2 record.
Next up Lugoff-Elgin High School will compete against Vilseck AJROTC from Vilseck, Germany. Vilseck AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Bethel AFJROTC will compete against Mitchell AFJROTC from Colorado Springs, CO. Mitchell AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 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 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=1.1.2023013015115142.1
Lugoff-Elgin High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2164
Bethel AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2173
06 - 12 Feb 2023