Haines City High School Narrowly Defeats American Legion Post 290
Shooting their highest score of the season Haines City High School edged out American Legion Post 290 992.3 to 972.5 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. Haines City High School was led by Dianelis Reyes who shot a 265.3. The remaining contributing members were Yamila Mercadotorres, Yzhar Delvalle, and Jaderis Moralesmorales. They are from Haines City, FL, and are coached by Jason M. Diaz.
Overall Haines City High School finishes the regular season thirty-second. They finished the regular season with a 5 - 3 record.
American Legion Post 290 was led by Deion Evans who shot a 253.6. The remaining contributing members were Jeremy Weldon, Julia Combs, and Jackson Niesent. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanagan.
Overall American Legion Post 290 finishes the regular season thirty-fifth. They finished the regular season with a 4 - 4 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by Scopos, 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, kneeling, prone, and standing. 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=1.1.2024032513011634.1
Haines City High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2428
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2470
01 - 07 Apr 2024