Ball AJROTC Upsets American Legion Post 41
Shooting their highest score of the season Ball AJROTC upset American Legion Post 41 852 to 831 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Ball AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 6 points lower than American Legion Post 41 coming into this game.
They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Ball AJROTC was led by Fatima Estrada who shot a 247. The remaining contributing members were Taylor Alexander, Caleb Grimmett, and Joelle Dondonay. Ball AJROTC is from Galveston, TX, and is coached by Mark Knight.
American Legion Post 41 currently has a 0 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season American Legion Post 41 was led by Victoria Smith who shot a 223. The remaining contributing members were Gavin Tharp, Dillon Young, and Brigham Lott. American Legion Post 41 is from Elk Garden, WV, and is coached by Rod Ryan.
Next up Ball AJROTC will compete against Thomasville AJROTC from Thomasville, NC. Thomasville AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. While American Legion Post 41 will compete against Gibbs AJROTC from Corryton, TN. Gibbs AJROTC 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.841802483.1
Ball AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=838
American Legion Post 41 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=868
15 - 21 Oct 2018