Cookeville American Legion Post 46 defeats Abraham Clark MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Cookeville American Legion Post 46 defeated Abraham Clark MCJROTC 870 to 771 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 1 - 2 record. Cookeville American Legion Post 46 was led by, Jake Sloan who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Vincent Pestilli, Kaitlyn Foster, and Sarah Jones. Cookeville American Legion Post 46 is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by Marty Goodman.
Snapping a two game win streak Abraham Clark MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in ninth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Abraham Clark MCJROTC was led by, Daniel Leal who shot a 203. The remaining contributing members were Miguel Lluberas , Joshua Melvin, and Christopher Brett. Abraham Clark MCJROTC is from Roselle, NJ, and is coached by 1Sgt David Alito.
Next up Cookeville American Legion Post 46 will compete against Western Alamance NJROTC from Elon, NC. Western Alamance NJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While Abraham Clark MCJROTC will compete against Wando AFJROTC from Mount Pleasant, SC. Wando AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.844632500.1
Cookeville American Legion Post 46 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=843
Abraham Clark MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=891
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