American Legion Post 41 Defeats Dzantikiheeni Middle School
In an undisputed contest, scoring 832.3 points, American Legion Post 41 defeated Dzantikiheeni Middle School. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. American Legion Post 41 was led by, Robert (RJ) Hulver who shot a 270.8. The remaining contributing members were Kadin Myers, Peter Whisner, and Heidi Kitzmiller. American Legion Post 41 is from Elk garden, WV, and is coached by Rod Ryan.
Dzantikiheeni Middle School currently has a 0 - 2 record. Dzantikiheeni Middle School is from Juneau, AK, and is coached by Dianne Zemanek.
Next up American Legion Post 41 will compete against Las Vegas AJROTC from Las Vegas, NV. Las Vegas AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Dzantikiheeni Middle School has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, 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, prone, standing, and kneeling. 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-1
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.939013536.1
American Legion Post 41 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1410
Dzantikiheeni Middle School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1416
03 - 09 Feb 2020