Lake Region Shooting Sports defeats Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club
Shooting their highest score of the season Lake Region Shooting Sports defeated Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club 1574.3 to 1553.9 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Lake Region Shooting Sports is in first place overall and first place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 6 - 0 record. Lake Region Shooting Sports was led by, Casia Steinhaus who shot a 405.3. The remaining contributing members were Rachel Vaagen, Hannah Vaagen, and Lauren Stiven. Lake Region Shooting Sports is from Devils Lake, ND, and is coached by Rick Jorgenson.
Snapping a four game win streak Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club currently has a 5 - 1 record. After the loss they are in second place overall and second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club was led by, Lillian Warren who shot a 398.6. The remaining contributing members were Adrianna Beard, Braden Michalak, and Christina Valladares. Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club is from Grandville, MI, and is coached by Ron Carr.
Next up Lake Region Shooting Sports will compete against Battle Ground AFJROTC from Battle Ground, WA. Battle Ground AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 record. While Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club will compete against Shawnee Mission North NJROTC from Shawnee Mission, KS. Shawnee Mission North NJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision 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 the JROTC and Junior Rifle Club divisions.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021110113143901.1
Lake Region Shooting Sports team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1595
Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1593
08 - 14 Nov 2021