American Legion Post 290 Narrowly Defeats Knob Noster AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season American Legion Post 290 edged out Knob Noster AFJROTC 898.8 to 886.1 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, American Legion Post 290 is in eighteenth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 3 record. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Travis Johnson who shot a 244.3. The remaining contributing members were Brian Castleberry, Marisa McDonough, and Gavin Feroldi. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanagan.
Knob Noster AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. After the loss they are in twentieth place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Knob Noster AFJROTC was led by, Logan Hutchins who shot a 237.0. The remaining contributing members were Jayden DeSilva, Trevor Guanello, and Billie Jefferson. Knob Noster AFJROTC is from Knob Noster, MO, and is coached by Timothy Newcomb.
Next up American Legion Post 290 will compete against Oxford NJROTC from Oxford, MA. Oxford NJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Knob Noster AFJROTC will compete against Bellevue West AFJROTC from Bellevue, NE. Bellevue West AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record.
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 7 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=1.1.2021022409321151.1
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1553
Knob Noster AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1529
01 - 07 Mar 2021