American Legion Post 290 Defeats Eldorado NJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 926.3 points, American Legion Post 290 defeated Eldorado NJROTC. They finished the season with a 4 - 3 record. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Joseph Born who shot a 254.6. 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.
Eldorado NJROTC finished the season with a 3 - 5 record. Eldorado NJROTC is from North Las Vegas, and is coached by Todd Hook.
Next up American Legion Post 290 will compete against Heritage Classical Christian Academy from Fenton, MO. Heritage Classical Christian Academy currently has a 1 - 6 record. While Eldorado NJROTC will compete against Knob Noster from Knob Noster, MO. Knob Noster currently has a 3 - 4 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=1.1.2022031408520905.1
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1797
Eldorado NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1822
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