Warrenton Rifles defeats Lafayette Gun Club
Warrenton Rifles defeated Lafayette Gun Club 1046.7 to 1021.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Warrenton Rifles was led by Evan Jerde who shot a 269.1. The remaining contributing members were Julia Austin, Matthew Lehr, and Brandon Lehr. They are from Warrenton, VA, and are coached by Claude Davenport.
Warrenton Rifles is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in eleventh place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in third place. They have a 3 - 1 record.
Lafayette Gun Club was led by Makayla Sigler who shot a 256.2. The remaining contributing members were Landon Moulliet, Caroline Bullock, and Alexandra Orr. Lafayette Gun Club is from Yorktown, VA, and is coached by Jason Stout.
Overall Lafayette Gun Club is ranked thirty-seventh. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Next up Warrenton Rifles will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Lafayette Gun Club will compete against Venice MCJROTC from Venice, FL. Venice MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record.
Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, 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.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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=1.1.2022101714313032.1
Warrenton Rifles team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1981
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2034
24 - 30 Oct 2022