American Legion Post 41 Defeats South Panola AFJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 997 points, American Legion Post 41 defeated South Panola AFJROTC. American Legion Post 41 finishes the season in tenth place overall. They finished the season with a 4 - 4 record. American Legion Post 41 was led by, Everett Smith who shot a 262. The remaining contributing members were Gavin Tharp, Dillon Young, and Savannah Grimmet. American Legion Post 41 is from Elk Garden, WV, and is coached by Rod Ryan.
South Panola AFJROTC finished the season with a 4 - 4 record. They finishes the season in thirteenth place overall. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
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=1.1.876384678.1
American Legion Post 41 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1068
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1070
01 - 07 Apr 2019