Lafayette Gun Club defeats Joliet West AJROTC
Lafayette Gun Club defeated Joliet West AJROTC 1048.3 to 940.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Lafayette Gun Club is in fifteenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Makayla Sigler who shot a 277.2. The remaining contributing members were Caroline Bullock, Kai Labine, and Alexandra Orr. Lafayette Gun Club is from Yorktown, VA, and is coached by Jason Stout.
Joliet West AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Joliet West AJROTC was led by, Jarrin Griggs who shot a 240.0. The remaining contributing members were Michael Deuter, Tristan Wegner, and DeAngelo Love. Joliet West AJROTC is from Joliet, IL, and is coached by Benjamin White.
Next up Lafayette Gun Club will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Joliet West AJROTC will compete against Perry AJROTC from Massillon, OH. Perry AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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, 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/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022092213152197.1
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2034
Joliet West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2029
26 Sep-02 Oct 22