Georgia Competitive Shooters defeats DuBois Junior Rifle Team
Shooting their highest score of the season Georgia Competitive Shooters defeated DuBois Junior Rifle Team 1560 to 384 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Georgia Competitive Shooters is in second place overall and first place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Georgia Competitive Shooters was led by Molly McGhin who shot a 397. The remaining contributing members were Anusha Pakkam, Addy Burrow, and Sam Burrow. Georgia Competitive Shooters is from Griffin, GA, and is coached by Lisa Kelley.
DuBois Junior Rifle Team currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in seventeenth place overall and tenth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. DuBois Junior Rifle Team was led by Keith Fatula who shot a 384. DuBois Junior Rifle Team is from Falls Creek, PA, and is coached by Michael Sprague.
Next up Georgia Competitive Shooters will compete against LaFayette AJROTC from LaFayette, GA. LaFayette AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While DuBois Junior Rifle Team will compete against Robinson High School from FAIRFAX, VA. Robinson High School currently has a 2 - 0 record.
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=1.1.837882418.1
Georgia Competitive Shooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=947
DuBois Junior Rifle Team team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=944
01 - 07 Oct 2018