American Legion Post 290 Upsets Stuttgart AJROTC
American Legion Post 290 upset Stuttgart AJROTC 859 to 839 last week in the National Air Rifle League. American Legion Post 290 was able to win despite averaging 11 points lower than Stuttgart AJROTC coming into this game.
Their third win in a row. With the win, American Legion Post 290 is in ninth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Elizabeth Gunn who shot a 226. The remaining contributing members were Lillie Miller, Sameer Singh, and Haidyn Flanagan. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanagan.
Stuttgart AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. Stuttgart AJROTC was led by, Leila Ybarra who shot a 235. The remaining contributing members were Michael Legens, Adian Yampy, and Nyssa Horton. Stuttgart AJROTC is from Stuttgart, Germany, and is coached by SFC Raul Pinon.
This coming week American Legion Post 290 has a bye week. While Stuttgart AJROTC will compete against Ball AJROTC from Galveston, TX. Ball AJROTC currently has a 2 - 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=1.1.918223104.1
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1264
Stuttgart AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1253
21 - 27 Oct 2019