Chandler Legion Crusaders Upsets Juneau School District Rifle Team
Chandler Legion Crusaders upset Juneau School District Rifle Team 976 to 949 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Chandler Legion Crusaders was able to win despite averaging 14 points lower than Juneau School District Rifle Team coming into this game.
Their second win in a row. With the win, Chandler Legion Crusaders is in sixth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Chandler Legion Crusaders was led by, Logan Towers who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Benjamin Joaquin, Gabriel Towers, and Tia Simon. Chandler Legion Crusaders is from Chandler, AZ, and is coached by Dennis Masters.
Snapping a two game win streak Juneau School District Rifle Team currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in seventh place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Juneau School District Rifle Team was led by, Isabelle Hansen who shot a 249. The remaining contributing members were Nikki Lahnum, Madeline Germain, and Carter Walker. Juneau School District Rifle Team is from Juneau, AK, and is coached by Dianne Zemanek.
This coming week Chandler Legion Crusaders has a bye week. While Juneau School District Rifle Team will compete against Ben Davis MCJROTC from Indianapolis, IN. Ben Davis MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 each conference.
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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.919679710.1
Chandler Legion Crusaders team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1263
Juneau School District Rifle Team team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1268
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