West Springfield High School defeats Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports
West Springfield High School defeated Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports 2337.5 to 2130.6 last week in the National Air Rifle League. West Springfield High School was led by Tess Hines who shot a 613.6. The remaining contributing members were Grace Corbett, Olivia Rummler, and Alex Sigurdson. They are from Springfield, VA, and are coached by Christopher Corbett.
West Springfield High School is competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in eleventh place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in fifth place. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports was led by Rachel Haines who shot a 567.8. The remaining contributing members were Angelynn Sanchez, Wesley Myers, and Mikaela Sanchez. Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports is from Houston, TX, and is coached by Laura Haines.
Overall Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports is ranked seventeenth. They have a 1 - 2 record.
Next up West Springfield High School will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports will compete against Red River Rangers from Shreveport, LA. Red River Rangers currently has a 0 - 3 record.
Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, 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.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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=1.1.2022101114490692.1
West Springfield High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1924
Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1934
17 - 23 Oct 2022