American Legion Post 41 defeats Grove City NJROTC
American Legion Post 41 defeated Grove City NJROTC 950 to 867 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row. With the win, American Legion Post 41 is in nineteenth place overall and third place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 4 - 0 record. American Legion Post 41 was led by, Adam Jones who shot a 245. The remaining contributing members were Savannah Grimmet, Victoria Smith, and Rodney Ryan. American Legion Post 41 is from Elk Garden, WV, and is coached by Rod Ryan.
Grove City NJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. Grove City NJROTC was led by, Chase Gunning who shot a 220. The remaining contributing members were Darci Ringhiser, Larry Leaisure, and Anthony Tussing. Grove City NJROTC is from Grove City, OH, and is coached by CDR Dustin Martin.
Next up American Legion Post 41 will compete against Bellevue West AFJROTC from Bellevue, NE. Bellevue West AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. While Grove City NJROTC will compete against West Carteret NJROTC from Moorehead City, NC. West Carteret NJROTC 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.918223090.1
American Legion Post 41 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1262
Grove City NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1293
21 - 27 Oct 2019