Pelion AJROTC defeats American Legion Post 539
Shooting their highest score of the season Pelion AJROTC defeated American Legion Post 539 914 to 777 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Pelion AJROTC was led by, MaKenna McLeod who shot a 254. The remaining contributing members were James Hildebrand, Joshua Eckler, and Jacob Eckler. Pelion AJROTC is from Pelion, SC, and is coached by MAJ Corey Genevicz.
American Legion Post 539 currently has a 1 - 3 record. American Legion Post 539 was led by, Edward Moore who shot a 203. The remaining contributing members were David Woodby, Connor Timmons, and John Lilly. American Legion Post 539 is from New Bern, NC, and is coached by LCDR Ronald Fry.
This coming week Pelion AJROTC has a bye week. While American Legion Post 539 will compete against Battle Ground AFJROTC from Battle Ground, WA. Battle Ground AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record.
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 win-loss record.
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/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.869178800.1
Pelion AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1090
American Legion Post 539 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1102
25 Feb-03 Mar 19