McDowell NJROTC defeats Cookeville American Legion Post 46
McDowell NJROTC defeated Cookeville American Legion Post 46 1018 to 832 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, McDowell NJROTC is in sixth place overall and first place within their 'Navy Jrotc' division. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. McDowell NJROTC was led by Owen Cook who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Austin Smith, Morgan Revis, and Reagan Harris. McDowell NJROTC is from marion, NC, and is coached by Steven H Ross.
Cookeville American Legion Post 46 currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in ninth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' division. Cookeville American Legion Post 46 was led by Jake Sloan who shot a 254. The remaining contributing members were Vincent Pestilli, Kaitlyn Foster, and Travis Gentry. Cookeville American Legion Post 46 is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by Marty Goodman.
Next up McDowell NJROTC will compete against Cookeville AJROTC from Cookeville, TN. Cookeville AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Cookeville American Legion Post 46 will compete against Onate NJROTC from Las Cruces, NM. Onate NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.837883622.1
McDowell NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=834
Cookeville American Legion Post 46 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=843
24 - 30 Sep 2018