American Legion Post 290 defeats Hoke County AJROTC
American Legion Post 290 defeated Hoke County AJROTC 926.5 to 896.2 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Joseph Born who shot a 259.6. The remaining contributing members were Jessica Gioia, Sierra Lemison, and Jacob Mansoor. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Charles Kelley.
Hoke County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. Hoke County AJROTC was led by, Xavier Scott who shot a 243.6. The remaining contributing members were Savanna Boettge, De'Angelo Servant, and Jaiden Johnson. Hoke County AJROTC is from Raeford, NC, and is coached by Harold Thacker.
Next up American Legion Post 290 will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While Hoke County AJROTC will compete against East River AJROTC from Orlando, FL. East River AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 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 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=1.1.2022022409370306.1
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1797
Hoke County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1810
28 Feb-06 Mar 22