Bethel AFJROTC defeats Creek Wood AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Bethel AFJROTC defeated Creek Wood AJROTC 998.1 to 892.0 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Bethel AFJROTC is in twentieth place overall. They currently have a 1 - 2 record. Bethel AFJROTC was led by, Johnny Palomo who shot a 274.1. The remaining contributing members were Brianna Hickman, Ryan Alvarez, and Shane Dean. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by Steve Tkach.
Creek Wood AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. Creek Wood AJROTC was led by, Keely Eggers who shot a 240.2. The remaining contributing members were Arkady Bryant, Brent Sutton, and Logan Selm. Creek Wood AJROTC is from Charlotte, TN, and is coached by CSM Ronald Schlangen.
This coming week Bethel AFJROTC has a bye week. While Creek Wood AJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 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
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.941338835.1
Bethel AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1430
Creek Wood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1397
10 - 16 Feb 2020