Pickaway Diabolos defeats Kenmore Varsity Rifle
Pickaway Diabolos defeated Kenmore Varsity Rifle 1480 to 1362 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Pickaway Diabolos is in eighth place overall and sixth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Pickaway Diabolos was led by Max Martinez who shot a 379. The remaining contributing members were Riley Minor, Tyler Goodwin, and Emma Whitmore. Pickaway Diabolos is from Circleville, OH, and is coached by Patrick Cherry.
Kenmore Varsity Rifle currently has a 0 - 3 record. After the loss they are in fifteenth place overall and ninth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Kenmore Varsity Rifle was led by Nick Benden who shot a 358. The remaining contributing members were Austin Orlowski, Audrey Lawrence, and Kayli Reynolds. Kenmore Varsity Rifle is from Buffalo, NY, and is coached by Kristina Brown.
This coming week Pickaway Diabolos has a bye week. While Kenmore Varsity Rifle will compete against Northside High School from Columbus, GA. Northside High School currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Precision Champions 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 Champions Division is the most difficult division in the conference. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.840332337.1
Pickaway Diabolos team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=950
Kenmore Varsity Rifle team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=946
08 - 14 Oct 2018