Cookeville American Legion Post 46 defeats Western Alamance NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Cookeville American Legion Post 46 defeated Western Alamance NJROTC 896 to 817 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. They finished the season with a 2 - 2 record. Cookeville American Legion Post 46 was led by, Jake Sloan who shot a 246. The remaining contributing members were Sarah Jones, Vincent Pestilli, and Travis Gentry. Cookeville American Legion Post 46 is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by Marty Goodman.
Western Alamance NJROTC finished the season with a 2 - 4 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Western Alamance NJROTC was led by, Cameron Allen who shot a 250. The remaining contributing members were Daniel Schoch, Jonathon Harrell, and Kevin Stuart. Western Alamance NJROTC is from Elon, NC, and is coached by Dirk Butler.
Next up Cookeville American Legion Post 46 will compete against American Legion Post 41 from Elk Garden, WV. American Legion Post 41 currently has a 1 - 5 record. While Western Alamance NJROTC will compete against American Legion Woodbridge Post 364 from Woodbridge, VA. American Legion Woodbridge Post 364 currently has a 1 - 5 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=1.1.846168439.1
Cookeville American Legion Post 46 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=843
Western Alamance NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=900
05 - 11 Nov 2018