Piedra Vista AJROTC defeats West Springfield High School
Piedra Vista AJROTC defeated West Springfield High School 2269.5 to 2210.7 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Piedra Vista AJROTC is in sixth place overall and fourth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Piedra Vista AJROTC was led by, Gatlin James who shot a 578.1. The remaining contributing members were Jayden Anderson, Davyn Westbrook, and Kyle Drake. Piedra Vista AJROTC is from Farmington, NM, and is coached by William Kern.
West Springfield High School currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in twenty-first place overall and fourth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. West Springfield High School was led by, Grace Corbett who shot a 602.3. The remaining contributing members were Olivia Rummler, Sylvia McCauley, and Tylor Hicks. West Springfield High School is from Springfield, VA, and is coached by Christopher Corbett.
Next up Piedra Vista AJROTC will compete against Ole Mill Rangers from Griffin, GA. Ole Mill Rangers currently has a 0 - 0 record. While West Springfield High School will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 0 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Precision Champions 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 Champions Division is the most difficult division in the conference. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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. 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.
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=1.1.2022092213044840.1
Piedra Vista AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1920
West Springfield High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1924
26 Sep-02 Oct 22