Warrenton Rifles defeats Humboldt Sharpshooters
Shooting their highest score of the season Warrenton Rifles defeated Humboldt Sharpshooters 1018 to 981 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Warrenton Rifles is in second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 1 - 6 record. Warrenton Rifles was led by, Seth Carver who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Gage Davenport, Ryan Roeber, and Toly Petty. Warrenton Rifles is from Warrenton, VA, and is coached by Claude Davenport.
Humboldt Sharpshooters currently has a 2 - 4 record. After the loss they are in third place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Humboldt Sharpshooters was led by, Eli Dissing who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Mya Dissing, Zoe Dissing, and Skyler Plucker. Humboldt Sharpshooters is from Hartford, SD, and is coached by Eric Dissing.
This coming week Warrenton Rifles has a bye week. While Humboldt Sharpshooters will compete against Ramona NJROTC from Ramona, CA. Ramona NJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 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=1.1.846165565.1
Warrenton Rifles team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=933
Humboldt Sharpshooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=938
05 - 11 Nov 2018