South County Rod and Gun Club defeats Robert Service High School
Shooting their highest score of the season South County Rod and Gun Club defeated Robert Service High School 2307.7 to 2208.7 in the 2023 National Precision Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. South County Rod and Gun Club was led by Sophia Wood who shot a 591.0. The remaining contributing members were Alex Travison, Emily Lopez, and Kessler Head. They are from West Greenwich, RI, and are coached by David Wood.
South County Rod and Gun Club is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in fourth place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in third place. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Robert Service High School was led by Henry Riffe who shot a 577.8. The remaining contributing members were Clara Hoppe, Ahren Peterson, and Madelyn Nickerson. Robert Service High School is from Anchorage, AK, and is coached by GySgt Tom Foust, USMC(Ret.).
Robert Service High School is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in sixth place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in fourth place. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Next up South County Rod and Gun Club will compete against Cactus AFJROTC from Peoria, AZ. Cactus AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. While Robert Service High School will compete against Denver North AJROTC from Denver, CO. Denver North AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://www.orionscoringsystem.com/team/LeaguePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023091512010588.3
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.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023101013491435.1
South County Rod and Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2202
Robert Service High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2329
16 - 22 Oct 2023