American Legion Post 41 defeats Topeka MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season American Legion Post 41 defeated Topeka MCJROTC 891.2 to 805.6 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. American Legion Post 41 was led by, Robert (RJ) Hulver who shot a 280.8. The remaining contributing members were Irelynn Ryan, Kadin Myers, and Peter Whisner. American Legion Post 41 is from Elk garden, WV, and is coached by Rod Ryan.
Topeka MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Topeka MCJROTC was led by, Chase Debusk who shot a 230.8. The remaining contributing members were Tessa Howell, Sophie McDonald, and Jillian Skinner. Topeka MCJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by GySgt Jason Morrison.
Next up American Legion Post 41 will compete against American Legion Post 290 from Stafford, VA. American Legion Post 290 currently has a 2 - 3 record. While Topeka MCJROTC 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=1.1.945621190.1
American Legion Post 41 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1410
Topeka MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1421
02 - 08 Mar 2020