New Bern NJROTC defeats South Brunswick AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season New Bern NJROTC defeated South Brunswick AJROTC 940.8 to 900.3 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. New Bern NJROTC was led by, Lah Ku who shot a 244.9. The remaining contributing members were Thaw Htoo, Paw Ler , and Tin Myint. New Bern NJROTC is from New Bern, NC, and is coached by LCDR Ronald Fry.
South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Rose Easterling who shot a 233.9. The remaining contributing members were Skylar Freeze, Jayvon Hayles, and Terry Hannah. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Gary Crowden.
Next up New Bern NJROTC will compete against East River AJROTC from Orlando, FL. East River AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Oregon Timber Beasts from Forest Grove, OR. Oregon Timber Beasts 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=1.1.939013755.1
New Bern NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1389
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1423
10 - 16 Feb 2020