Lafayette Gun Club defeats Shoals American Legion
Lafayette Gun Club defeated Shoals American Legion 1031.3 to 884.7 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Lafayette Gun Club is in fourth place overall. They currently have a 5 - 0 record. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Marina West who shot a 271.5. The remaining contributing members were Josh Poole, Makayla Sigler, and Kyle Ray. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by John Hullender.
Shoals American Legion currently has a 3 - 3 record. After the loss they are in eleventh place overall. Shoals American Legion was led by, Brenna Knepp who shot a 238.4. The remaining contributing members were Ben Raber, Zane Lake, and Lydia Knepp. Shoals American Legion is from Shoals, IN, and is coached by Chrystal Maschino.
Next up Lafayette Gun Club will compete against Kelly Walsh MCJROTC from Casper, WY. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Shoals American Legion will compete against Smith Station MCJROTC from Smith Station, AL. Smith Station MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 7 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
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 10.9 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/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021030218103629.1
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1541
Shoals American Legion team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1549
08 - 14 Mar 2021