American Legion Post 41 Narrowly Defeats Cookeville American Legion Post 46
American Legion Post 41 edged out Cookeville American Legion Post 46 885 to 871 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They finished the season with a 2 - 5 record. American Legion Post 41 was led by, Savannah Grimmet who shot a 224. The remaining contributing members were Adam Jones, Everett Smith, and Gavin Tharp. American Legion Post 41 is from Elk Garden, WV, and is coached by Rod Ryan.
Snapping a two game win streak Cookeville American Legion Post 46 finished the season with a 2 - 3 record. Cookeville American Legion Post 46 was led by, Jake Sloan who shot a 239. The remaining contributing members were Kaitlyn Foster, Vincent Pestilli, and Sarah Jones. Cookeville American Legion Post 46 is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by Marty Goodman.
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=1.1.847559978.1
American Legion Post 41 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=868
Cookeville American Legion Post 46 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=843
12 - 18 Nov 2018