Apollo High School’s Air Force JROTC will host the Greater Daviess County Air Rifle Competition from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Students from the AHS Air Force JROTC, Daviess County High School Navy JROTC and 4-H Air Rifle Teams will compete in a series of marksmanship challenges.
The event will take place in Apollo’s Auxiliary Gym, located at 2280 Tamarack Road.
During the friendly competition, teams will shoot targets at 10-meter range from three positions: prone (lying flat on the floor), kneeling and standing. Team members will take 10 shots from each position with points being assigned for target accuracy.
“A side-by-side competition is always important for the students because it allows them to gain experience in an in-person competitive environment,” said Tyler Goad, who serves as coach of the DCHS Navy JROTC program’s Air Rifle Team. “Side-by-side competitions offer a very useful sense of pressure that can be lacking in other types of competition.”
All coaches for participating teams are certified by the Civilian Marksmanship Program with the goal of promoting firearms safety, training and competition for youth.
“The Greater Daviess County Air Rifle competition is a great way to give our local youth an opportunity to compete with each other and earn trophies and medals for their skills,” said Frank Smith, who serves as coach of the AHS Air Force JROTC program’s Air Rifle Team.
DCHS will be defending their title as last year’s winner. In addition to awards presented to the participants, there is a traveling trophy displaying the names of the winners by year.
