Lafayette Gun Club defeats American Legion Post 290
Lafayette Gun Club defeated American Legion Post 290 901 to 831 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Lafayette Gun Club is in twenty-fifth place overall. They currently have a 5 - 2 record. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Holly Freeman who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Maria Koenig, Matthew Stout, and Victoria Koenig. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by Mark Teixeira.
American Legion Post 290 currently has a 2 - 4 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season American Legion Post 290 was led by, Lillie Miller who shot a 240. The remaining contributing members were Brooklyn Wheeler, Sameer Singh, and Ryan Morgan. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanagan.
This coming week Lafayette Gun Club has a bye week. While American Legion Post 290 will compete against Battle Ground AFJROTC from Battle Ground, WA. Battle Ground AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 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 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 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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.873506065.1
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1107
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1101
18 - 24 Mar 2019