American Legion Post 290 defeats Stewarts Creek AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season American Legion Post 290 defeated Stewarts Creek AJROTC 948.2 to 909.8 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, American Legion Post 290 is in twenty-third place overall. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Joseph Born who shot a 266.7. The remaining contributing members were Jessica Gioia, Sierra Lemison, and Ethan Hoban. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Charles Kelley.
Stewarts Creek AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by, Selvia Ibrahim who shot a 242.7. The remaining contributing members were Thomas Abdelmaseh, Ashleigh Williams, and Delmy Cruz. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by Joel Payne.
This coming week American Legion Post 290 has a bye week. While Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against X Shots from Aiea, HI. X Shots currently has a 1 - 0 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 8 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=1.1.2022013113554223.1
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1797
Stewarts Creek AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1816
07 - 13 Feb 2022