Lafayette Gun Club defeats Sebastian River NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Lafayette Gun Club defeated Sebastian River NJROTC 1036.3 to 757.5 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Lafayette Gun Club is in fifth place overall. They currently have a 4 - 0 record. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Josh Poole who shot a 277.6. The remaining contributing members were Marina West, Makayla Sigler, and Kyle Ray. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by John Hullender.
Sebastian River NJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in thirteenth place overall. Sebastian River NJROTC was led by, Chasity Trahan who shot a 229.7. The remaining contributing members were Andrew Rodriguez, Trinity Wilks, and Lorinda Bailey. Sebastian River NJROTC is from Sebastian, FL, and is coached by LCDR Jim Landis.
Next up Lafayette Gun Club will compete against Shoals American Legion from Shoals, IN. Shoals American Legion currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Sebastian River NJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.2021022409321110.1
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1541
Sebastian River NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1535
01 - 07 Mar 2021