Chatham AJROTC Defeats Cactus AFJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 621.3 points, Chatham AJROTC defeated Cactus AFJROTC. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Chatham AJROTC was led by, Sterling Maness who shot a 235.1. The remaining contributing members were Nikole Rice, Bryton Bernardez, and Austin Jones. Chatham AJROTC is from Chatham, VA, and is coached by Charles Phillips.
Cactus AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Cactus AFJROTC is from Peoria, AZ, and is coached by Dan Palmer.
Next up Chatham AJROTC will compete against SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC from Wilmington, NC. SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Cactus AFJROTC has a bye week.
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-1
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.939013550.1
Chatham AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1375
Cactus AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1412
03 - 09 Feb 2020