Mattoon AJROTC Defeats Pueblo West AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 1033.5 points, Mattoon AJROTC defeated Pueblo West AJROTC. Their second win in a row. Mattoon AJROTC finishes the season in eighth place overall. They finished the season with a 5 - 1 record. Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Julia Pearson who shot a 286.8. The remaining contributing members were Larissa Kelly, Alex Weinstock, and Jade Jewell. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Pueblo West AJROTC finished the season with a 3 - 2 record. They finishes the season in sixteenth place overall. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West, CO, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
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=1.1.947523458.1
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1392
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1373
09 - 15 Mar 2020