Hoke County AJROTC defeats New Bern NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Hoke County AJROTC defeated New Bern NJROTC 904.2 to 848.0 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Hoke County AJROTC was led by, Joshua Gonzalez who shot a 239.5. The remaining contributing members were Aricelis Torres, Megan Surprise, and Samuel Locklear. Hoke County AJROTC is from Raeford, NC, and is coached by Harold Thacker.
New Bern NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season New Bern NJROTC was led by, Thaw Htoo who shot a 231.6. The remaining contributing members were Lah Ku, Tin Myint, and Paw Ler . New Bern NJROTC is from New Bern, NC, and is coached by LCDR Ronald Fry.
Next up Hoke County AJROTC will compete against Rockcastle County AJROTC from Mount Vernon, KY. Rockcastle County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While New Bern NJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 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-1
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.939013570.1
Hoke County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1400
New Bern NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1389
03 - 09 Feb 2020