The Mountain Home NJROTC air rifle team topped Sandia AFJROTC of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Week 4 of the 2026 National Precision Air Rifle League, securing a 2,192.8 to 2,131.3 victory. The result, finalized after a clerical error in the initial scoring was corrected, improves Mountain Home’s record to 2-1 in the league’s Distinguished Division at the midpoint of the season.
The win marks Mountain Home's second consecutive victory, following a Week 3 triumph over Perry AJROTC of Massillon, Ohio. Sandia fell to 0-4 on the season.
Karhys Herbert led Mountain Home with a score of 571.9. Aspen Douglas, Aaron Hale, and Aldyn Buterbaugh also contributed to the Bombers’ total team score. Under league rules, each competitor fires 60 standing shots scored in decimals, with the top four individual results determining the team’s final score.
Sandia’s Olivia Romero led her team with a 565.5, 6.4 points behind Herbert in the head-to-head matchup of the two teams’ top athletes. Esperanza Martinez, Warren Betsoi, and Audrey Mills completed Sandia’s lineup. Jason Williams coaches the Mountain Home team, while Todd Patino leads Sandia’s squad.
Mountain Home outscored Sandia across all four lineup positions. The most significant margin came in the fourth position, where Buterbaugh’s 535.0 exceeded Mills' 510.1 by 24.9 points.
The Bombers established an early lead of 15.1 points after the first 10 shots, widened that margin to 62.1 points by the midway point, saw Sandia close the gap to 45.0 points through 50 shots, and finished ahead by 61.5.
In Week 5, Mountain Home was scheduled to compete against Austin E. Lathrop AJROTC of Fairbanks, Alaska, in a virtual match on Oct. 26. Lathrop entered the week with a record of 0-3.