American Legion Post 290 defeats Ball AJROTC
American Legion Post 290 defeated Ball AJROTC 1057.2 to 774.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, American Legion Post 290 is in fourteenth place overall and third place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Marisa McDonough who shot a 277.3. The remaining contributing members were Faith Clevenger, Jessica Gioia, and Joseph Born. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanagan.
Ball AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Ball AJROTC was led by, Elisabeth Warner who shot a 221.8. The remaining contributing members were Alianna Sierra, Thaddeus Dean, and Rylen Rockett. Ball AJROTC is from Galveston, TX, and is coached by Mark Knight.
Next up American Legion Post 290 will compete against Bellevue West AFJROTC from Bellevue, NE. Bellevue West AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Ball AJROTC will compete against Mountain View MCJROTC from Stafford, VA. Mountain View MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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 shoot 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/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022092213234964.1
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1982
Ball AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1987
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