Robinson High School Narrowly Defeats Georgia Competitive Shooters
Robinson High School edged out Georgia Competitive Shooters 1624.9 to 1618.5 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fifth win in a row. With the win, Robinson High School is in second place overall and first place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 5 - 0 record. Robinson High School was led by, Scott Patterson who shot a 413.9. The remaining contributing members were Andrew Morris, Sally Reeke, and Jack Kersey. Robinson High School is from Fairfax Station, VA, and is coached by Dave Cunningham.
Georgia Competitive Shooters currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in third place overall and second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Georgia Competitive Shooters was led by, Molly McGhin who shot a 416.2. The remaining contributing members were Angus Babcock, Jacob Day, and Roy Roughton. Georgia Competitive Shooters is from Griffin, GA, and is coached by Lisa Kelley.
This coming week Robinson High School has a bye week. While Georgia Competitive Shooters also has a bye week.
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 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.919676078.1
Robinson High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1163
Georgia Competitive Shooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1164
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