Battle Ground AFJROTC defeats American Legion Post 290
Battle Ground AFJROTC defeated American Legion Post 290 861 to 814 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 3 - 4 record. Battle Ground AFJROTC was led by, Parker Morrison who shot a 245. The remaining contributing members were Jena Beachner, Christian Newberry, and Marcus Adams. Battle Ground AFJROTC is from Battle Ground, WA, and is coached by Lt Col Andrew Woodrow.
American Legion Post 290 currently has a 2 - 5 record. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Sameer Singh who shot a 220. The remaining contributing members were Lillie Miller, Brooklyn Wheeler, and Olivia Sharon. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanagan.
Next up Battle Ground AFJROTC will compete against Washburn Rural AFJROTC from Topeka, KS. Washburn Rural AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 5 record. While American Legion Post 290 will compete against American Legion Post 539 from New Bern, NC. American Legion Post 539 currently has a 1 - 6 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 win-loss record.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.874982006.1
Battle Ground AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1079
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1101
25 - 31 Mar 2019