Mountain Home NJROTC defeats Mattoon AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mountain Home NJROTC defeated Mattoon AJROTC 977.6 to 795.7 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. Mountain Home NJROTC was led by Emerson Walls who shot a 261.7. The remaining contributing members were Lukas Pool , Karhys Herbert, and MaKynley Smith. They are from Mountain Home, AR, and are coached by Jason Williams.
Overall Mountain Home NJROTC is ranked thirty-fourth. They have a 3 - 2 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Mattoon AJROTC was led by Cody Carpenter who shot a 230.2. The remaining contributing members were Denver Burch, Brooklyn Schiefelbein, and Maggie Goodrich. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Overall Mattoon AJROTC is ranked forty-ninth. They have a 1 - 4 record.
Next up Mountain Home NJROTC will compete against Bensalem MCJROTC from Bensalem, PA. Bensalem MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Mattoon AJROTC will compete against Denver North AJROTC from Denver, CO. Denver North AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by Scopos, 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, kneeling, prone, and standing. 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=1.1.2024022612354039.1
Mountain Home NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2450
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2434
04 - 10 Mar 2024