The boys start today and the girls tomorrow, both at 9 a.m. Awards ceremonies each day will be at 4 p.m. There is no admission charge. The sport is relatively new to high schools. Air riflery uses .177-caliber pellets.
Participants shoot from prone, standing and kneeling positions.
They can amass 200 points per position for a total of 600. Air riflery differs from .22-caliber small bore riflery, which uses live ammunition. Sixty boys and 60 girls will compete for team and individual awards. To qualify for the team championship, a school must have at least four shooters. Not all schools have as many qualifiers St. Louis School, under coach Zig Look, is considered one of the contenders for the boys' championship.