American Legion Post 41 Defeats Dallastown Area MCJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 1270.8 points, American Legion Post 41 defeated Dallastown Area MCJROTC. With the win, American Legion Post 41 is in tenth place overall and third place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. American Legion Post 41 was led by, Everett Smith who shot a 362.0. The remaining contributing members were Gavin Tharp, Blake Kitzmiller, and Austin Grimmet. American Legion Post 41 is from Elk Garden, WV, and is coached by Rod Ryan.
Dallastown Area MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. After the loss they are in thirteenth place overall and tenth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Dallastown Area MCJROTC is from Dallastown, PA, and is coached by Matthew Corwin.
Next up American Legion Post 41 will compete against Rockcastle County AJROTC from Mount Vernon, KY. Rockcastle County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. While Dallastown Area MCJROTC will compete against James Madison AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. James Madison AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision Distinguished Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now. Followed by a single game conference title game for the top two teams in the JROTC and Junior Rifle Club divisions.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.919677072.1
American Legion Post 41 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1165
Dallastown Area MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1170
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