Elizabethton defeats Bellevue West AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Elizabethton defeated Bellevue West AFJROTC 864.3 to 738.2 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Elizabethton was led by Adam Manning who shot a 252.2. The remaining contributing members were Holly Galyon, Joubran El Helou, and Seth Whitehead. They are from Elizabethton, TN, and are coached by Craig Wilcox.
Overall Elizabethton is ranked forty-fifth. They have a 2 - 1 record.
Bellevue West AFJROTC was led by Chio Dalmacio who shot a 247.4. The remaining contributing members were Ava Morris, Chase Cascio, and Connor Williams. Bellevue West AFJROTC is from Bellevue, NE, and is coached by Stephen Vanderhoof.
Overall Bellevue West AFJROTC is ranked fifty-fourth. They have a 1 - 2 record.
This coming week Elizabethton has a bye week. While Bellevue West AFJROTC will compete against John F. Kennedy AJROTC from Denver, CO. John F. Kennedy AJROTC 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 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=1.1.2023013015115188.1
Elizabethton team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2140
Bellevue West AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2167
06 - 12 Feb 2023