Lafayette Gun Club defeats Earl Warren AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Lafayette Gun Club defeated Earl Warren AFJROTC 1002 to 933 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Lafayette Gun Club is in seventeenth place overall and third place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 5 - 1 record. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Holly Freeman who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Stout, Maria Koenig, and Makenzieanne Wygans. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by Karlowe Kroon.
Earl Warren AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. After the loss they are in second place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. Earl Warren AFJROTC was led by, Fabian Gonzalez who shot a 250. The remaining contributing members were Julian West, Nathan Gauthier, and Devon West. Earl Warren AFJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by Kevin Keaney.
Next up Lafayette Gun Club will compete against Union Pines NJROTC from Whispering Pines, NC. Union Pines NJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. While Earl Warren AFJROTC will compete against Humboldt Sharpshooters from Hartford, SD. Humboldt Sharpshooters currently has a 3 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 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=1.1.922541930.1
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1259
Earl Warren AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1205
11 - 17 Nov 2019