South County Rod and Gun Club defeats Cactus AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South County Rod and Gun Club defeated Cactus AFJROTC 2318.6 to 2026.9 in the 2023 National Precision Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. South County Rod and Gun Club was led by Sophia Wood who shot a 585.3. The remaining contributing members were Alex Travison, Emily Lopez, and Kesler Head. They are from West Greenwich, RI, and are coached by David Wood.
South County Rod and Gun Club is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in second place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in second place. They have a 3 - 2 record.
Cactus AFJROTC was led by Maddox Falcon who shot a 576.1. The remaining contributing members were Natalee Coti-Alvarado, Ariana Cherry, and Sydney Guan. Cactus AFJROTC is from Peoria, AZ, and is coached by Dan Palmer.
Cactus AFJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in eleventh place. They have a 1 - 4 record.
Next up South County Rod and Gun Club will compete against Robinson Rifle Team from Burke, VA. Robinson Rifle Team currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Cactus AFJROTC will compete against Robert Service High School from Anchorage, AK. Robert Service High School currently has a 3 - 2 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=1.1.2023101615222826.1
South County Rod and Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2202
Cactus AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2216
23 - 29 Oct 2023