Bethel AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats South Brunswick AJROTC
Bethel AFJROTC edged out South Brunswick AJROTC 943 to 930 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Bethel AFJROTC is in sixteenth place with a 3 - 2 record. Bethel AFJROTC was led by Cameron Hohnsbehn who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Geovanni Saavedra, Annabell Tremlett, and Josiah Maier. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by Steve Tkach.
South Brunswick AJROTC dropped to 2 - 3 on the season. They are currently in twenty-seventh place. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by Jennifer Osborne who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Mason Whitworth, Kaylan Williams, and Austin Rheuby. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Thomas Blue.
Next up Bethel AFJROTC will compete against Eastside NJROTC from Gainsville, FL. Eastside NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 3 - 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 win-loss record. The winner of the league is the team with the best win loss record.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.794203894.1
Bethel AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=743
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=747
26 Feb-04 Mar 18