American Legion Post 290 defeats Heritage Classical Christian Academy
American Legion Post 290 defeated Heritage Classical Christian Academy 918.2 to 858.5 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. They finished the season with a 5 - 3 record. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Jessica Gioia who shot a 259.4. The remaining contributing members were Joseph Born, Sierra Lemison, and Jacob Mansoor. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Charles Kelley.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy finished the season with a 1 - 7 record. Heritage Classical Christian Academy was led by, Nathan Little who shot a 270.1. The remaining contributing members were Derek Thomas, Elliot Fitzsimmons, and Jillian Huson. Heritage Classical Christian Academy is from Fenton, MO, and is coached by Charles Prestien.
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=1.1.2022032023202389.1
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1797
Heritage Classical Christian Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1803
28 Mar-03 Apr 22