American Legion Post 41 defeats Fort Bend County 4-H
Shooting their highest score of the season American Legion Post 41 defeated Fort Bend County 4-H 1425.3 to 1402.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, American Legion Post 41 is in ninth place overall and third place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 5 - 2 record. American Legion Post 41 was led by, Everett Smith who shot a 381.4. The remaining contributing members were Gavin Tharp, Blake Kitzmiller, and Austin Grimmet. American Legion Post 41 is from Elk Garden, WV, and is coached by Rod Ryan.
Fort Bend County 4-H currently has a 2 - 4 record. After the loss they are in seventh place overall and second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Fort Bend County 4-H was led by, Mackenzie Pruden who shot a 387.1. The remaining contributing members were Nathan Rabel, Melody Juarez, and Douglas Carney. Fort Bend County 4-H is from Fulshear, TX, and is coached by Keith Pruden.
This coming week American Legion Post 41 has a bye week. While Fort Bend County 4-H will compete against West Valley AJROTC from Yakima, Wa. West Valley AJROTC currently has a 6 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision 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 the JROTC and Junior Rifle Club divisions.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.922540675.1
American Legion Post 41 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1165
Fort Bend County 4-H team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1166
11 - 17 Nov 2019