American Legion Post 290 defeats Binghamton Rifle Club
American Legion Post 290 defeated Binghamton Rifle Club 850 to 768 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, American Legion Post 290 is in ninth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Sameer Singh who shot a 222. The remaining contributing members were Lillie Miller, Elizabeth Gunn, and Olivia Sharon. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanagan.
Binghamton Rifle Club currently has a 0 - 3 record. Binghamton Rifle Club was led by, Claudia Allen who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Colin Hughes, Maya Vidal-Laramee, and Ilya Nizhegorodtsev. Binghamton Rifle Club is from Binghamton, NY, and is coached by Peter Matwey.
Next up American Legion Post 290 will compete against Stuttgart AJROTC from Stuttgart, Germany. Stuttgart AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Binghamton Rifle Club will compete against Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC from Grand Prairie, TX. Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.916767307.1
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1264
Binghamton Rifle Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1254
14 - 20 Oct 2019