American Legion Post 290 defeats West Forsyth AJROTC
American Legion Post 290 defeated West Forsyth AJROTC 728.1 to 666.8 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. American Legion Post 290 was led by Jeremy Weldon who shot a 258.1. The remaining contributing members were Deion Evans, Julia Combs, and Emilynn Mika. They are from Stafford, VA, and are coached by Mike Flanagan.
Overall American Legion Post 290 is ranked thirty-sixth. They have a 4 - 3 record.
West Forsyth AJROTC was led by Alexander Oxendine who shot a 250.6. The remaining contributing members were Janluca Chinchilla, Mamadou Barry, and Gabriela Gonzalez. West Forsyth AJROTC is from Clemmons, NC, and is coached by MAJ Richard Sugg.
Overall West Forsyth AJROTC is ranked twenty-ninth. They have a 3 - 4 record.
This coming week American Legion Post 290 has a bye week. While West Forsyth AJROTC will compete against Pace NJROTC from Pace, FL. Pace NJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by Scopos, 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, kneeling, prone, and standing. 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=1.1.2024031114582026.1
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2470
West Forsyth AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2443
18 - 24 Mar 2024