South Panola AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats Lafayette Gun Club
Shooting their highest score of the season South Panola AFJROTC edged out Lafayette Gun Club 1110.2 to 1107.8 in the 2024 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. South Panola AFJROTC was led by Aleria Lee who shot a 284.7. The remaining contributing members were Veronica Hernandez, Adrian Gonzalez, and Timothy Peavy. They are from Batesville, MS, and are coached by Mr. Jordan Bailey.
South Panola AFJROTC is competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-third place. Within the Air Force Jrotc Conference they are in first place. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Lafayette Gun Club was led by Alexandra Orr who shot a 286.6. The remaining contributing members were Parker Anderson, Alanna Greene, and Natalie Tuggle. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by Charles Orr.
Lafayette Gun Club is also competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in sixteenth place. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Summerlin Academy AJROTC from Bartow, FL. Summerlin Academy AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Lafayette Gun Club will compete against Trigger Time 4-H Shooting Education Club from Bristow, VA. Trigger Time 4-H Shooting Education Club currently has a 2 - 1 record.
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://rezults.scopos.tech/league/1.1.2024072508570849.3/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2024100716445685.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2494
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2584
14 - 20 Oct 2024