Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club Narrowly Defeats Lafayette Gun Club
Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club edged out Lafayette Gun Club 2100 to 2086 in the 2022 National Air Pistol League. With the win, Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club is in third place overall. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club was led by, Timothy Schmeltzer who shot a 565. The remaining contributing members were Mark Hayford, Mike Erspamer, and Leroy McCormick. Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club is from Wyoming, MI, and is coached by Larry Logsdon.
Lafayette Gun Club currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fourth place overall. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Ben Waits who shot a 527. The remaining contributing members were Gary Bowling, Jason Stout, and Marcos Vigil. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by Karlowe Kroon.
Next up Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club will compete against Capital Area Sportsmen's League from Dimondale, MI. Capital Area Sportsmen's League currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Lafayette Gun Club will compete against Seaford NJROTC from Seaford, DE. Seaford NJROTC currently has a 0 - 0 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=1.1.2022012111255156.1
Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1767
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1768
24 - 30 Jan 2022