Mattoon AJROTC defeats Pueblo County AJROTC
Mattoon AJROTC defeated Pueblo County AJROTC 1030.9 to 1009.4 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Mattoon AJROTC is in sixth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Julia Pearson who shot a 262.0. The remaining contributing members were Delaney Abbott, Jade Jewell, and Larissa Kelly. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Snapping a thre game win streak Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fourteenth place overall. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by, Sylvia DeHerrera who shot a 266.3. The remaining contributing members were Jamie Knox, Garrett Petersen, and Aija Barela. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
This coming week Mattoon AJROTC has a bye week. While Pueblo County AJROTC will compete against Pueblo West AJROTC from Pueblo West, CO. Pueblo West AJROTC 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=1.1.942728083.1
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1392
Pueblo County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1428
17 - 23 Feb 2020