Columbus High School defeats Kenmore Varsity Rifle
Columbus High School defeated Kenmore Varsity Rifle 1459 to 1377 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Columbus High School finishes the season in eighth place overall and sixth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They finished the season with a 4 - 3 record. Columbus High School was led by, Nicholas Chen who shot a 378. The remaining contributing members were Youbin Park, Amber Diehl, and Hannah Roberts. Columbus High School is from Fort Benning, Ga, and is coached by SGM Frank Tuggle.
Columbus High School will advance to the Championship Tournament as the number seven seed. Their quarter-final match up is against Georgia Competitive Shooters who has a 6 - 1 record this season. The Championship Tournament starts next week on 26 November 2018.
Kenmore Varsity Rifle finished the season with a 1 - 6 record. They finishes the season in fifteenth place overall and tenth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Kenmore Varsity Rifle was led by, Austin Orlowski who shot a 357. The remaining contributing members were Nick Benden, Audrey Lawrence, and Cassie Schwab. Kenmore Varsity Rifle is from Buffalo, NY, and is coached by Kristina Brown.
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=1.1.847557477.1
Columbus High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=948
Kenmore Varsity Rifle team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=946
12 - 18 Nov 2018