Lafayette Gun Club Narrowly Defeats Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club
Shooting their highest score of the season Lafayette Gun Club edged out Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club 2130 to 2121 in the National Air Pistol League. With the win, Lafayette Gun Club is in sixth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 3 record. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Jason Stout who shot a 553. The remaining contributing members were Ben Waits, Ozana Halik, and Gary Bowling. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by Karlowe Kroon.
Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club currently has a 1 - 4 record. After the loss they are in seventh place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club was led by, Vadim Nikitin who shot a 545. The remaining contributing members were Kurt Andersen, Ben Larimer, and Ava Sylvia. Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club is from Golden, CO, and is coached by Marilyn Mumby.
This coming week Lafayette Gun Club has a bye week. While Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club will compete against Palmyra Sportsmen's Assoc from Annville, PA. Palmyra Sportsmen's Assoc currently has a 4 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Pistol League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal win-loss record.
In each game the teams compete in a 60 shot air pistol match. This competition is identical to the Air Pistol events in the Olympic games. Each athlete will shoots 60 shots, with each shot worth a maximum of 10 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/air-pistol
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.945621483.1
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1367
Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1363
02 - 08 Mar 2020