Stewarts Creek AJROTC defeats American Legion Post 290
Shooting their highest score of the season Stewarts Creek AJROTC defeated American Legion Post 290 975 to 762 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Stewarts Creek AJROTC is in thirteenth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by, Bonilla Rivas who shot a 247. The remaining contributing members were Journey Lanius, Anthony Lamantia, and David Watson. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by LTC Joel Payne.
American Legion Post 290 currently has a 0 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season American Legion Post 290 was led by, Sameer Singh who shot a 209. The remaining contributing members were Lillie Miller, Olivia Sharon, and Brooklyn Wheeler. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanagan.
Next up Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While American Legion Post 290 has a bye week.
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=1.1.863875166.1
Stewarts Creek AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1088
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1101
04 - 10 Feb 2019