American Legion Post 290 defeats Lumen Christi High School
American Legion Post 290 defeated Lumen Christi High School 883.5 to 736.8 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 3 record. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Stephen DeGuzman who shot a 235.7. The remaining contributing members were Elizabeth Gunn, Nathan Lanham, and Michael Drake. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanagan.
Lumen Christi High School currently has a 1 - 4 record. Lumen Christi High School was led by, Frankie Locke who shot a 236.5. The remaining contributing members were Anthony Rybicki, Amara Warren, and Michael Henry. Lumen Christi High School is from Anchorage, AK, and is coached by Brian A Ross.
Next up American Legion Post 290 will compete against American Legion Post 41 from Elk garden, WV. American Legion Post 41 currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Lumen Christi High 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
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.945621192.1
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1394
Lumen Christi High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1404
02 - 08 Mar 2020