Vilseck AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Sickles AFJROTC
Vilseck AJROTC edged out Sickles AFJROTC 2282.0 to 2278.5 in the 2023 National Precision Air Rifle League. Vilseck AJROTC was led by Emily Dahle who shot a 583.7. The remaining contributing members were Ulric Bridges, Rheanna Salo, and Briseis Palomarez. They are from Vilseck, Germany, and are coached by John Sabala.
Vilseck AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in fourth place. Within the Jrotc Conference they are in first place. They have a 4 - 3 record.
Snapping a two game win streak Shooting their highest team score of the season Sickles AFJROTC was led by Saniya Lewis who shot a 594.9. The remaining contributing members were Alexis Jimenez, James Goede, and Ty Goede. Sickles AFJROTC is from Tampa, FL, and is coached by MSG William Robinson.
Sickles AFJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in seventh place. Within the Jrotc Conference they are in third place. They have a 3 - 3 record.
This coming week Vilseck AJROTC has a bye week. While Sickles AFJROTC will compete against Cumberland Beagle Club from Cumberland, RI. Cumberland Beagle Club currently has a 4 - 2 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=1.1.2023103015432786.1
Vilseck AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2211
Sickles AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2209
06 - 12 Nov 2023