American Legion Post 290 defeats Lumen Christi High School
American Legion Post 290 defeated Lumen Christi High School 834.2 to 669.8 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, American Legion Post 290 is in fourteenth place overall. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Brian Castleberry who shot a 245.4. The remaining contributing members were Marisa McDonough, Travis Johnson, and Kevin Ruiz. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanagan.
Lumen Christi High School currently has a 0 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Lumen Christi High School was led by, Jack Kohlhase who shot a 177.4. The remaining contributing members were Nicholas Boring, Mia Sperbeck, and Gustavo Azpilcueta. Lumen Christi High School is from Anchorage, AK, and is coached by Brian A Ross.
Next up American Legion Post 290 will compete against Page NJROTC from Greensboro, NC. Page NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Lumen Christi High School will compete against Bob Jones AFJROTC from Madison, AL. Bob Jones AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 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 7 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
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 10.9 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/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021012213450291.1
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1553
Lumen Christi High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1544
01 - 07 Feb 2021