Smith Station MCJROTC defeats American Legion Post 290
Smith Station MCJROTC defeated American Legion Post 290 1057.3 to 980.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Smith Station MCJROTC is in second place overall and first place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Smith Station MCJROTC was led by, Kari Smith who shot a 274.2. The remaining contributing members were Armando Rivera, Maxine Naranjo, and Adam Hanvey. Smith Station MCJROTC is from Smith Station, AL, and is coached by Major William Bolden.
American Legion Post 290 currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in sixteenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Elizabeth Gunn who shot a 252.6. The remaining contributing members were Sameer Singh, Marisa McDonough, and Lillie Miller. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanigan.
Next up Smith Station MCJROTC will compete against Liberty County AJROTC from Bristol, FL. Liberty County AJROTC currently has a 4 - 0 record. While American Legion Post 290 will compete against Juneau District Rifle Team from Juneau, AK. Juneau District Rifle Team currently has a 2 - 1 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 10.9 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/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021101917132557.1
Smith Station MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1667
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1690
25 - 31 Oct 2021