Warrenton Rifles defeats Joliet West AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Warrenton Rifles defeated Joliet West AJROTC 1061.6 to 1033.7 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. Warrenton Rifles was led by Evan Jerde who shot a 272.4. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Lehr, Owen Fields, and Julie Taylor. They are from Warrenton, VA, and are coached by Claude Davenport.
Warrenton Rifles is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in ninth place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in first place. They have a 3 - 0 record.
Snapping a two game win streak Joliet West AJROTC was led by Dana Malec who shot a 262.1. The remaining contributing members were Tristan Wegner, Michael Deuter, and Sergio Aguilar. Joliet West AJROTC is from Joliet, IL, and is coached by Benjamin White.
Joliet West AJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirteenth place. They have a 2 - 1 record.
Next up Warrenton Rifles will compete against Warren Central MCJROTC from Indianapolis, IN. Warren Central MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Joliet West AJROTC has a bye week.
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 Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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.
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=1.1.2023100215411041.1
Warrenton Rifles team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2266
Joliet West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2294
09 - 15 Oct 2023