Fork Union Military Academy Defeats Bethel AFJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 881.7 points, Fork Union Military Academy defeated Bethel AFJROTC. Their fifth win in a row. They finished the season with a 5 - 1 record. Fork Union Military Academy was led by, Trenton Maxwell who shot a 257.4. The remaining contributing members were Huyn-Woo Kim, James Robinson , and Kendall Coard. Fork Union Military Academy is from Fork Union, VA, and is coached by MAJ David Wallace.
Bethel AFJROTC finished the season with a 2 - 3 record. They finishes the season in twenty-first place overall. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by Steve Tkach.
Due to the large number of school and club closings in light of the coronavirus outbreak, the remainder of the league has been cancelled and awards will be issued based on the seven weeks of competition completed so far. League teams who are still meeting have the option to participate in several weekly invitational games in lieu of the regular season.
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=1.1.947523466.1
Fork Union Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1426
Bethel AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1430
09 - 15 Mar 2020