Lafayette Gun Club Narrowly Defeats La Cueva MCJROTC
Lafayette Gun Club edged out La Cueva MCJROTC 972.6 to 968.7 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Lafayette Gun Club is in third place overall. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Marina West who shot a 271.7. The remaining contributing members were Josh Poole, Kyle Ray, and Makayla Sigler. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by John Hullender.
La Cueva MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fourth place overall. La Cueva MCJROTC was led by, Aiden Stephenson who shot a 249.1. The remaining contributing members were Jessy Montoya, Abigail Gibson, and Steven Munoz. La Cueva MCJROTC is from Albuquerque, NM, and is coached by 1st Sgt Alberto Griego.
This coming week Lafayette Gun Club has a bye week. While La Cueva MCJROTC will compete against Bellevue West AFJROTC from Bellevue, NE. Bellevue West AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 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 7 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
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 10.9 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.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021012213421963.1
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1541
La Cueva MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1546
25 - 31 Jan 2021