New Albany NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Mattoon AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season New Albany NJROTC edged out Mattoon AJROTC 808.4 to 792.0 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. New Albany NJROTC was led by Logan Gentry who shot a 224.8. The remaining contributing members were Lillian Hurst, Chaz Needy, and Sarah Minton. They are from New Albany, IN, and are coached by Michael Cluver.
Overall New Albany NJROTC is ranked forty-first. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Mattoon AJROTC was led by Cody Carpenter who shot a 235.4. The remaining contributing members were Denver Burch, Brooklyn Schiefelbein, and Connor Worman. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Overall Mattoon AJROTC is ranked forty-third. They have a 0 - 2 record.
Next up New Albany NJROTC will compete against Georgetown NJROTC from Georgetown, SC. Georgetown NJROTC currently has a 0 - 0 record. While Mattoon AJROTC will compete against Alvin C. York Institute AJROTC from Jamestown, TN. Alvin C. York Institute AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 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=1.1.2024012608465186.1
New Albany NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2465
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2434
05 - 11 Feb 2024