Battle Ground AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats American Legion Post 539
Battle Ground AFJROTC edged out American Legion Post 539 808 to 794 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 1 - 4 record. Battle Ground AFJROTC was led by, Marcus Adams who shot a 210. The remaining contributing members were Kaylie Schechter, Jena Beachner, and Kai Morton Jones. Battle Ground AFJROTC is from Battle Ground, WA, and is coached by Lt Col Andrew Woodrow.
American Legion Post 539 currently has a 1 - 4 record. American Legion Post 539 was led by, Edward Moore who shot a 218. The remaining contributing members were Lane Jackson, David Woodby, and John Lilly. American Legion Post 539 is from New Bern, NC, and is coached by LCDR Ronald Fry.
Next up Battle Ground AFJROTC will compete against Waller AFJROTC from Waller, TX. Waller AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While American Legion Post 539 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=1.1.870615237.1
Battle Ground AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1079
American Legion Post 539 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1102
04 - 10 Mar 2019