2022-2023 Season Recap

On December 7, 2022, we defeated the Washington-Liberty Generals 1147 to 1022 in our first Potomac High School Rifle League match of the year. Our top three shooters were Emory B 291-15x(center shots), Cassidy R 289-16x, and Samuel N 285-12x.

The Robinson Rifle Team was defeated on January 5, 2023 by the WT Woodson Cavaliers 1156 to 1129 in our second Potomac High School Rifle League match of the year. Our top three shooters were Jackson W 285-16x(center shots), Emory B 285-14x, and Sienna W 283-15x.

January 11 we squeaked by the Lake Braddock Bruins 1154 to 1152 to get the win and raise our season record to 2 wins and 1 loss. Our top 3 shooters were Cassidy R 292-11x(center shots), Samuel N 289-15x and Emory B 288-12x.

The Robinson Rams defeated the IWLA Mavericks 1144 to 1113 on January 18 in our fourth Potomac High School Rifle League match of the season to bring our record to 3 wins and 1 loss. Our top three shooters were Cassidy R 291-17x(center shots), Sienna W 285-14x and Emory B 285-12x.

On Tuesday Tuesday, January 24, the team lost to the West Springfield Spartans 1166 to 1149.  Our top three shooters were Cassidy R 295-19x(center shots) with the high score for the match, Jackson W 288-20x and Samuel N 284-16x.

Saturday, January 28, the Robinson Rifle team overpowered the Centreville High School Wildcats 1145 to 1106 to bring our season record to 4 wins and 2 losses. Our top three shooters were Cassidy R 294-15x, Jackson W 289-15x and Emory B 285–15x.

In our last high school league regular season match of the year, the team defeated the Landon (MD) School Bears 1135 to 1082. We finished the season with a 5 and 2 record tied for third place in the league. Our top three shooters last night were Cassidy R 291-14x(center shots), Samuel N 284-12x, and Sienna W 281-13x.

On Saturday, February 18, we concluded the Potomac High School Rifle League Winter Sports season with the Regional Match.  We didn’t do as well as we hoped, finishing fourth of the ten teams.  Our top three shooters in the match were Cassidy R 584-34x, Emory B 576-26x and Samuel N 572-29x.  For our seniors, congratulations on your achievements. For returning athletes, let’s learn from this and build toward next season! 

Match results, 2021-2022 season

In our first match of the ’21-’22 Potomac High School Rifle League Match on 16 December 2021, the Robinson Rams defeated the West Potomac Wolverines 1131(50x) to 1057(25x). Our top shooters were Grant B 294(20x), Thomas M 293(17x) and Alex M 283 (8x).

On Wednesday, 12 Jan 2022, the Robinson Rams out shot the West Springfield Spartans 1138(55x) to 1124(42x). Our top 3 shooters were Grant B 297(20), Alex M 283(14x), and Thomas M 283(11x). Our next high school league match will be on 26 Jan against our rivals – Woodson High School.

On Saturday 22 Jan, the team won a hard fought match against the Centreville HS Wildcats 1132-53x to 1085-38x. Our top shooters were Grant B 295-24x, Thomas M 286-12x and Alex M 285-11x. First year shooter and last minute fill in Emory B shot his first high school match, as a counter, and fired a very respectable 266-6x to help the team to the win.

On Wednesday 26 Jan, we lost to the WT Woodson Cavaliers 1162-67x to 1143-54x. Our top shooters were Grant B 295-21x, Thomas M 288-12x and Alex M 283-12x.

The team lost to the league leading Lake Braddock Bruins 1175-79x to 1149-54x on Saturday 30 Jan. Our top shooters were Grant B 296-18x, Alex M 287-14x and Thomas M 285-11x.

On Groundhog Day, we were victorious against the Mavericks 1143-58x to 1032-23x bringing our record up to 4 wins and 2 losses on the season. Our top 3 shooters were Grant B 294-24x, Thomas M 290-16x and Alex M 283-12x.

We closed out our Potomac High School Rifle League season with a victory against Yorktown High School 1138- to 1082. The team finishes the match season with 5 wins and 2 losses. Our top 3 shooters today were Grant B 293-19x, Alex M 287-14x, and Will W 285-15x.

On Saturday 12 February we had six athletes selected to compete in the Potomac High School Rifle League (PHSRL) regional match. Congratulations to Grant B, Thomas M, Alex M, Will W, Emory B and Patrick D. Overall in team competition, the Robinson Rifle Team placed fourth of nine teams. Our top three shooters were Grant B 587–37x, Thomas M 577-28x, and Alex M 568–22x. Awards were presented to the PHSRL All Metro Teams, our awardees were Grant B, who was selected to the PHSRL All-Metro First Team, and Thomas M, Alex M, Will W, who were also selected as All-Metro Honorable Mentions.

PHSRL finals, February 15, 2020

Saturday, February 15, 2020, brought an end to the Potomac High School Rifle League Air Rifle season with the Annual League Tournament.

Your Robinson Rams took first place in the team event with a record breaking 2340-154x beating our rivals from Woodson High School by 8 points. Pictures are available here.

Our top three shooters on the day were Scott Patterson (2nd overall) 589-39x, Jack Kersey (3rd overall) 588-44x and Sally Reeke 587-38x.

CONGRATULATIONS! #RamPride

Recap of the second half of the winter season

On January 15, the Rams began the second half of the Potomac High School Rifle League (PHSRL). Our varsity squad defeated West Springfield High School 1169 to 1133 and the junior varsity also won 1149-1114. Our top shooters were Sally Reeke 295-23x, Jack Kersey 293-20x and Grant Benson 292-18x.

In a rare away air rifle match in Bethesda, MD, we defeated the Landon School Bears 1150-992 on January 27. Our top shooters were Scott Patterson 293-18x, Stefan Arseneau 290-15x and Will Walton 288-17x.

The Rams overpowered the Mavericks 1168 to 1015 on January 29 back at the Sills Range . Our top shooters were Scott Patterson 294-16x, Jack Kersey 292-13x and Payton Peppard 291-20x.

In a February 1 match, which was rescheduled from January 8 due to the school weather closing, the team shot down the Washington and Liberty Generals 1166-1057. Our Junior Varsity team also out gunned the Generals with a score of 1157-938. Our top shooters were Jack Kersey 294-22x, Andrew Morris 292-18x, and Scott Patterson 291-19x.

On February 8, the Rams completed the PHSRL regular season with a hard fought win against our neighbors from Lake Braddock with a score of 1173 to 1161. Our top three shooters today were Jack Kersey 296-21x, Sally Reeke 295-19x, and Isaac Vanderhorst 293-20x. You can see some of our Rams in action during the first relay here.

We finished the season in second place with 9 wins and 1 loss, setting the PHSRL league regular season average record at 1165.70.

Congratulations to our athletes; those many weeks of 5 AM practices have paid off!

National Air Rifle Championships on June 22-23, 2017

Five members of the Robinson Rifle team earned invitations to the 2017 National Three-Position Air Rifle Championships in Port Clinton, OH on June 22-23.

Thursday, USAShooting ran the National Junior Olympic 3 Position (3P) Air Rifle Championships with strong showings from Emily Fisher with a 582 (placing 72nd individually for the match), Max Brabston and David Linkh both scoring 569.

The Civilian Marksmanship Program ran the National 3P Championships on Friday, and the Robinson Gold Team placed 36th overall with leaders Max Brabston shooting 577 and Emily Fisher scoring 576.