Washburn Rural AFJROTC defeats Chatham AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Washburn Rural AFJROTC defeated Chatham AJROTC 955.7 to 906.6 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 2 - 3 record. Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by, Angelo Torrez who shot a 245.8. The remaining contributing members were Remington Stiles, Thomas Diaz, and Ayla Fields. Washburn Rural AFJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Long.
Chatham AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. Chatham AJROTC was led by, Sterling Maness who shot a 249.3. The remaining contributing members were Montgomery Siebert, Austin Jones, and Bryton Bernardez. Chatham AJROTC is from Chatham, VA, and is coached by Charles Phillips.
This coming week Washburn Rural AFJROTC has a bye week. While Chatham AJROTC will compete against Coral Glades AJROTC from Coral Springs, FL. Coral Glades AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 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=1.1.945621186.1
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1376
Chatham AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1375
02 - 08 Mar 2020