Lafayette Gun Club Upsets Northgate AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Lafayette Gun Club upset Northgate AFJROTC 913 to 874 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Lafayette Gun Club was able to win despite averaging 347 points lower than Northgate AFJROTC coming into this game.
They currently have a 1 - 2 record. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Maria Koenig who shot a 247. The remaining contributing members were Holly Freeman, Matthew Stout, and Victoria Koenig. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by Mark Teixeira.
Northgate AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. Northgate AFJROTC was led by, Nicholas Pelletier who shot a 228. The remaining contributing members were Anthony Graham, Benjamin Meyerson, and Alex Lilienthal. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by James Dorsey.
Next up Lafayette Gun Club will compete against James Madison AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. James Madison AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Northgate AFJROTC 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 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=1.1.866291580.1
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1107
Northgate AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1099
11 - 17 Feb 2019