Columbus High School defeats Kenmore Varsity Rifle
Columbus High School defeated Kenmore Varsity Rifle 1457 to 1386 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Columbus High School is in ninth place overall and seventh place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' division. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Columbus High School was led by Christine Hong who shot a 374. The remaining contributing members were Andrew Carey, Nicholas Chen, and Amber Diehl. Columbus High School is from Fort Benning, Ga, and is coached by SGM Frank Tuggle.
Kenmore Varsity Rifle currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fourteenth place overall and ninth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' division. Kenmore Varsity Rifle was led by Austin Orlowski who shot a 362. The remaining contributing members were Alexis Kirk, Cassie Schwab, and Audrey Lawrence. Kenmore Varsity Rifle is from Buffalo, NY, and is coached by Kristina Brown.
This coming week Columbus High School has a bye week. While Kenmore Varsity Rifle will compete against LaFayette AJROTC from LaFayette, GA. LaFayette AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 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 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 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=1.1.837884410.1
Columbus High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=948
Kenmore Varsity Rifle team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=946
24 - 30 Sep 2018