American Legion Post 41 defeats James Madison AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season American Legion Post 41 defeated James Madison AJROTC 1337.0 to 1258.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, American Legion Post 41 is in tenth place overall and third place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. American Legion Post 41 was led by, Everett Smith who shot a 372.4. The remaining contributing members were Gavin Tharp, Austin Grimmet, and Blake Kitzmiller. American Legion Post 41 is from Elk Garden, WV, and is coached by Rod Ryan.
James Madison AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twelfth place overall and ninth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season James Madison AJROTC was led by, James Rodriguez who shot a 329.0. The remaining contributing members were Dylan Mangus, Brandon Scanlon, and Kaden Harris. James Madison AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by LTC Scott Koast.
Next up American Legion Post 41 will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While James Madison AJROTC has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision 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 the JROTC and Junior Rifle Club divisions.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.916753544.1
American Legion Post 41 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1165
James Madison AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1173
14 - 20 Oct 2019