Lejeune MCJROTC defeats American Legion Post 290
Lejeune MCJROTC defeated American Legion Post 290 915.2 to 831.0 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Lejeune MCJROTC is in twenty-fifth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Lejeune MCJROTC was led by, Lewes Carino who shot a 242.3. The remaining contributing members were Kaitlyn Nix, Mike Olivio, and Kaitlyn Dimock. Lejeune MCJROTC is from Camp Lejeune, NC, and is coached by MgySgt James Gardiner.
American Legion Post 290 currently has a 0 - 3 record. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Elizabeth Gunn who shot a 240.1. The remaining contributing members were Stephen DeGuzman, Nathan Lanham, and Faith Clevenger. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanagan.
This coming week Lejeune MCJROTC has a bye week. While American Legion Post 290 also 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
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.941338845.1
Lejeune MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1383
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1394
10 - 16 Feb 2020