American Legion Post 295 defeats Reading Rifle and Revolver Club
Shooting their highest score of the season American Legion Post 295 defeated Reading Rifle and Revolver Club 2397.9 to 2324.3 in the 2024 National Precision Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. American Legion Post 295 was led by Delilah Muzik who shot a 616.6. The remaining contributing members were Sarah Mix, Deitrich Bergman, and Landon Miller. They are from Green Springs, OH, and are coached by Matthew Muzik.
American Legion Post 295 is competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in third place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in second place. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Reading Rifle and Revolver Club was led by Neilan Fahey who shot a 606.2. The remaining contributing members were Jack Daniels, Pauline Jeong, and Julia Wang. Reading Rifle and Revolver Club is from Woburn, MA, and is coached by Maureen Louise Trickett.
Overall Reading Rifle and Revolver Club is ranked twelfth. They have a 0 - 2 record.
Next up American Legion Post 295 will compete against Eldorado MCJROTC from Albuquerque, NM. Eldorado MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Reading Rifle and Revolver Club has a bye week.
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.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://rezults.scopos.tech/league/1.1.2024072509092300.3/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2024092612083215.1
American Legion Post 295 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2520
Reading Rifle and Revolver Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2524
07 - 13 Oct 2024