Bellevue West AFJROTC defeats American Legion Post 41
Bellevue West AFJROTC defeated American Legion Post 41 970 to 919 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Bellevue West AFJROTC is in ninth place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 0 record. Bellevue West AFJROTC was led by, Diego Ellis who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Samuel Thrower, Aaliyah Goodloff, and Alexia Woodall. Bellevue West AFJROTC is from Bellevue, NE, and is coached by Col Stephen Vanderhoof.
Snapping a four game win streak American Legion Post 41 currently has a 4 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fourth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. American Legion Post 41 was led by, Savannah Grimmet who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were BillieJo Bane, Matthew Junkins, and Adam Jones. American Legion Post 41 is from Elk Garden, WV, and is coached by Rod Ryan.
Next up Bellevue West AFJROTC will compete against New Caney AJROTC from New Caney, TX. New Caney AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While American Legion Post 41 will compete against Joliet West AJROTC from Joliet, IL. Joliet West AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.919679684.1
Bellevue West AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1215
American Legion Post 41 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1262
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