American Legion Post 290 Defeats Cookeville AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 1043.0 points, American Legion Post 290 defeated Cookeville AJROTC. With the win, American Legion Post 290 is in fourteenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 3 - 3 record. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Sameer Singh who shot a 272.0. The remaining contributing members were Marisa McDonough, Elizabeth Gunn, and Faith Clevenger. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanigan.
Cookeville AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. After the loss they are in seventh place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Cookeville AJROTC is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by 1SG Doug Romero.
Next up American Legion Post 290 will compete against Washburn Rural AFJROTC from Topeka, KS. Washburn Rural AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. While Cookeville AJROTC has a bye week.
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 10.9 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/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021110113225371.1
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1690
Cookeville AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1662
08 - 14 Nov 2021