Vilseck AJROTC defeats Robert Service High School
Shooting their highest score of the season Vilseck AJROTC defeated Robert Service High School 2261.7 to 2211.4 in the 2023 National Precision Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Vilseck AJROTC was led by Emily Dahle who shot a 574.0. The remaining contributing members were Rheanna Salo, Briseis Palomarez, and Hailynn Corpuz. They are from Vilseck, Germany, and are coached by John Sabala.
Vilseck AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in third place. Within the Jrotc Conference they are in second place. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Robert Service High School was led by Henry Riffe who shot a 575.8. The remaining contributing members were Sophie Wilts, Madelyn Nickerson, and Clara Hoppe. 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. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Next up Vilseck AJROTC will compete against South County Rod and Gun Club from West Greenwich, RI. South County Rod and Gun Club currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Robert Service High School will compete against Georgia Competitive Shooters from Griffin, GA. Georgia Competitive Shooters currently has a 1 - 0 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=1.1.2023092113253326.1
Vilseck AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2211
Robert Service High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2329
02 - 08 Oct 2023