American Legion Post 295 defeats Rio Salado Sportsman's Club
American Legion Post 295 defeated Rio Salado Sportsman's Club 2455.9 to 2383.2 in the 2023 National Precision Air Rifle League. Their fifth win in a row. American Legion Post 295 was led by Braden Michalak who shot a 618.5. The remaining contributing members were Claudia Muzik, Delilah Muzik, and Deitrich Bergman. They are from Green Springs, OH, and are coached by Matthew Muzik.
American Legion Post 295 competed in the Champions Division where they finish the regular season in first place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they finish in first place. They finished the regular season with a 7 - 0 record.
Next up, American Legion Post 295 will compete as the first seed in the post season Championship Tournament. They will compete against eighth seeded C.T. Johnson AJROTC.
Thanks to their performance this season American Legion Post 295 preliminarily qualifies for the Champions Division in the 2024 National Air Rifle League Season. To complete their qualification, they must still shoot a minimum qualifying score, set for next season at 2358.0 (decimal score for 60 shot standing), in a sanctioned competition within the next 10 months.
Snapping a two game win streak Rio Salado Sportsman's Club was led by Michael DiSanto who shot a 602.8. The remaining contributing members were Naomi Jolly, Kelsey Klauba, and Nathan Jolly. Rio Salado Sportsman's Club is from Mesa, AZ, and is coached by John Karadsheh.
Overall Rio Salado Sportsman's Club finishes the regular season sixth. They finished the regular season with a 4 - 3 record.
Next up, Rio Salado Sportsman's Club will compete as the first seed in the post season Precision Distinguished Conference Tournament. They will compete against second seeded Cumberland Beagle Club.
Thanks to their performance this season Rio Salado Sportsman's Club preliminarily qualifies for the Champions Division in the 2024 National Air Rifle League Season. To complete their qualification, they must still shoot a minimum qualifying score, set for next season at 2358.0 (decimal score for 60 shot standing), in a sanctioned competition within the next 10 months.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://www.orionscoringsystem.com/team/LeaguePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023091512010588.3
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is nearly identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 60 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Scored in decimal, each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 60 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023110615160882.1
American Legion Post 295 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2208
Rio Salado Sportsman's Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2203
13 - 19 Nov 2023