Robert Service High School defeats Cactus AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Robert Service High School defeated Cactus AFJROTC 2324.6 to 1697.5 in the 2023 National Precision Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Robert Service High School was led by Henry Riffe who shot a 599.6. The remaining contributing members were Sophie Wilts, Clara Hoppe, and Mylee Flatt. They are from Anchorage, AK, and are coached by GySgt Tom Foust, USMC(Ret.).
Robert Service High School is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in third place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in third place. They have a 4 - 2 record.
Cactus AFJROTC was led by Maddox Falcon who shot a 573.4. The remaining contributing members were Ariana Cherry, Natalee Coti-Alvarado, and . 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 - 5 record.
This coming week Robert Service High School has a bye week. While Cactus AFJROTC will compete against Denver North AJROTC from Denver, CO. Denver North AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 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=1.1.2023102315370243.1
Robert Service High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2329
Cactus AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2216
30 Oct-05 Nov 23