Lejeune MCJROTC defeats American Legion Post 41
Lejeune MCJROTC defeated American Legion Post 41 1024 to 975 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Lejeune MCJROTC is in fifth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Lejeune MCJROTC was led by, Nathan Lerczak who shot a 262. The remaining contributing members were Jaimee Murphy, Alex Pickens, and Emma Thatcher. Lejeune MCJROTC is from Camp Lejeune, NC, and is coached by MGySgtJames Gardiner.
American Legion Post 41 currently has a 2 - 1 record. After the loss they are in thirteenth place overall. American Legion Post 41 was led by, Gavin Tharp who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Adam Jones, Everett Smith, and Blake Kitzmiller. American Legion Post 41 is from Elk Garden, WV, and is coached by Rod Ryan.
This coming week Lejeune MCJROTC has a bye week. While American Legion Post 41 will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 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=1.1.867736413.1
Lejeune MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1111
American Legion Post 41 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1068
18 - 24 Feb 2019