Lafayette Gun Club defeats Ole Mill Rangers
Shooting their highest score of the season Lafayette Gun Club defeated Ole Mill Rangers 2464.5 to 2415.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fifth win in a row. Lafayette Gun Club was led by Brandon Evans who shot a 621.4. The remaining contributing members were Victoria Koenig, Maria Koenig, and Matthew Stout. They are from Yorktown, VA, and are coached by Jason Stout.
Lafayette Gun Club is competing in the Champions Division where they finish the regular season in first place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they finish in first place. They finished the regular season with a 7 - 0 record.
The cut scores for next season are still unofficial, however thanks to their performance this season Lafayette Gun Club preliminarily qualifies for the Champions Division in the 2023 National Air Rifle League Season. To complete their qualification, they must still shoot a 2210 or higher in a sanctioned competition within the next year. An equivalent three-position team score will also count towards their qualification.
Ole Mill Rangers was led by Julia Oubre who shot a 607.1. The remaining contributing members were Madelyn Lee, Brianna Walter, and Maddy Moyer. Ole Mill Rangers is from Griffin, GA, and is coached by Kent Morrow.
Ole Mill Rangers is also competing in the Champions Division where they finish the regular season in third place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they finish in second place. They finished the regular season with a 6 - 1 record.
The cut scores for next season are still unofficial, however thanks to their performance this season Ole Mill Rangers preliminarily qualifies for the Champions Division in the 2023 National Air Rifle League Season. To complete their qualification, they must still shoot a 2210 or higher in a sanctioned competition within the next year. An equivalent three-position team score will also count towards their qualification.
Post-season teams and squadding will be posted to the league website and emailed to coaches shortly.
Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, 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.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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. 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.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022110717140997.1
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1925
Ole Mill Rangers team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1927
14 - 20 Nov 2022