Lafayette Gun Club Narrowly Defeats Everett Sportsman Junior Rifle Club
Shooting their highest score of the season Lafayette Gun Club edged out Everett Sportsman Junior Rifle Club 1613.7 to 1601.7 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Lafayette Gun Club is in third place overall and second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Matthew Stout who shot a 412.2. The remaining contributing members were Brandon Evans, Josh Poole, and Maria Koenig. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by Jason Stout.
Everett Sportsman Junior Rifle Club currently has a 0 - 3 record. After the loss they are in eighth place overall and fifth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Everett Sportsman Junior Rifle Club was led by, Joey Kovach who shot a 404.6. The remaining contributing members were Liam Tegeler, Trey Myers, and George Kuhne. Everett Sportsman Junior Rifle Club is from Everett, PA, and is coached by George Kuhne.
Next up Lafayette Gun Club will compete against Granbury MCJROTC from Granbury, TX. Granbury MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. While Everett Sportsman Junior Rifle Club will compete against Kaiserslautern AFJROTC from Kaiserslautern, Germany. Kaiserslautern AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 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 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021101116034938.1
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1580
Everett Sportsman Junior Rifle Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1581
18 - 24 Oct 2021