West Springfield High School defeats West AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West Springfield High School defeated West AJROTC 2343.4 to 2285.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, West Springfield High School is in tenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. West Springfield High School was led by, Tess Hines who shot a 607.9. The remaining contributing members were Grace Corbett, Olivia Rummler, and Sylvia McCauley. West Springfield High School is from Springfield, VA, and is coached by Christopher Corbett.
West AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in eleventh place overall and sixth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season West AJROTC was led by, Celia Gonzalez who shot a 581.6. The remaining contributing members were Hillary Trejo-Nava, Coral Espinoza-Torres, and Seth Gonzalez. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey F Wilson.
Next up West Springfield High School will compete against Perry AJROTC from Massillon, OH. Perry AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While West AJROTC will compete against Vilseck AJROTC from Vilseck, Germany. Vilseck AJROTC currently has a 1 - 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=1.1.2022092213060019.1
West Springfield High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1924
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1917
03 - 09 Oct 2022