Page NJROTC defeats American Legion Post 290
Shooting their highest score of the season Page NJROTC defeated American Legion Post 290 930.0 to 820.3 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Page NJROTC is in tenth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Page NJROTC was led by, Nora Guerrero who shot a 265.9. The remaining contributing members were Jeffrey Strader, Jex Harrison, and Emma Senneville. Page NJROTC is from Greensboro, NC, and is coached by David Buchholz.
American Legion Post 290 currently has a 1 - 2 record. After the loss they are in fifteenth place overall. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Marisa McDonough who shot a 238.9. The remaining contributing members were Brian Castleberry, Travis Johnson, and Kevin Ruiz. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanagan.
This coming week Page NJROTC has a bye week. While American Legion Post 290 also has a bye week.
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 7 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
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 10.9 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/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021020110275140.1
Page NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1527
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1553
08 - 14 Feb 2021