Lafayette Gun Club Upsets Berthoud AJROTC
Lafayette Gun Club upset Berthoud AJROTC 909 to 902 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Lafayette Gun Club was able to win despite averaging 40 points lower than Berthoud AJROTC coming into this game.
They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Maria Koenig who shot a 238. The remaining contributing members were Victoria Koenig, Matthew Stout, and Makenzieanne Wygans. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by Mark Teixeira.
Berthoud AJROTC currently has a 0 - 6 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Berthoud AJROTC was led by, Hudson Grimditch who shot a 240. The remaining contributing members were Jacob Kendall, Juan Arrello, and William Grimditch. Berthoud AJROTC is from Loveland, CO, and is coached by Harold Johnson.
Next up Lafayette Gun Club will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record. While Berthoud AJROTC will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 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 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=1.1.870615235.1
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1107
Berthoud AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1076
04 - 10 Mar 2019