Warrenton Rifles defeats Humboldt Sharpshooters
Shooting their highest score of the season Warrenton Rifles defeated Humboldt Sharpshooters 1037 to 997 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Warrenton Rifles is in fourth place overall and second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Warrenton Rifles was led by, Seth Carver who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Jacob Schoonenberg, Ryan Roeber, and Alexis Jerde. Warrenton Rifles is from Warrenton, VA, and is coached by Claude Davenport.
Humboldt Sharpshooters currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in seventeenth place overall and third place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Humboldt Sharpshooters was led by, Zoe Dissing who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Eli Dissing, Mya Dissing, and Skyler Plucker. Humboldt Sharpshooters is from Hartford, SD, and is coached by Eric Dissing.
Next up Warrenton Rifles will compete against Joliet West AJROTC from Joliet, IL. Joliet West AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Humboldt Sharpshooters will compete against Hickman County AJROTC from Centerville, TN. Hickman County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.916767327.1
Warrenton Rifles team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1255
Humboldt Sharpshooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1256
14 - 20 Oct 2019