Shooting their highest score of the season, Mountain Home NJROTC defeated Mattoon AJROTC from Mattoon, Il. in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League with a score of 977.6 to 795.7.
Mountain Home NJROTC was led by Emerson Walls who shot a 261.7. Other contributing members were Lukas Pool, Karhys Herbert, MaKynley Smith and coach Jason Williams. Mountain Home NJROTC is ranked thirty-fourth with a record of 3 – 2.
Mattoon AJROTC was led by Cody Carpenter who shot a 230.2. Other contributing members were Denver Burch, Brooklyn Schiefelbein, Maggie Goodrich and coach Todd Stokes. Mattoon AJROTC also shot their highest score of the season and are ranked forty-ninth with a record of 1 – 4.
Mountain Home NJROTC will next compete against Bensalem MCJROTC from Bensalem, PA.
The teams are competing in the National Air Fire “New Shooter” league. The league, sponsored by Scopos, is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high school and junior rifle clubs throughout the U.S. and over ten weeks each team competes in eight games. Each week, teams are paired with another team of an equal skill level.
In each game the teams compete in the Three-Position Air Rifle match which is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions. Each athlete shoots ten shots in three different positions, kneeling, prone and standing. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in 30 shots is the total, with the team score being composed of a team’s best four athletes.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter.
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