Elliott County AJROTC Narrowly Defeats American Legion Post 539
Elliott County AJROTC edged out American Legion Post 539 825 to 816 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 4 - 2 record. Elliott County AJROTC was led by, Macray Holbrook who shot a 233. The remaining contributing members were Tessa Prater, Alfred Skaggs, and Wade Cox . Elliott County AJROTC is from Sandy Hook, KY, and is coached by Dennis Buschman.
American Legion Post 539 currently has a 1 - 5 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season American Legion Post 539 was led by, David Woodby who shot a 232. The remaining contributing members were Edward Moore, Connor Timmons, and Lane Jackson. American Legion Post 539 is from New Bern, NC, and is coached by LCDR Ronald Fry.
Next up Elliott County AJROTC will compete against Shoals American Legion from Shoals, IN. Shoals American Legion currently has a 3 - 3 record. While American Legion Post 539 will compete against Berthoud AJROTC from Loveland, CO. Berthoud AJROTC currently has a 0 - 7 record.
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=1.1.873506063.1
Elliott County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1105
American Legion Post 539 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1102
18 - 24 Mar 2019