Bethel AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats Lafayette Gun Club
Bethel AFJROTC edged out Lafayette Gun Club 935 to 931 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. They finished the season with a 5 - 3 record. Bethel AFJROTC was led by, Colleen Fanning who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Aniyvla Hyde, Joseph Huckins, and Ethan Boyd. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by SMSgt Steve Tkach.
Lafayette Gun Club finished the season with a 5 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Maria Koenig who shot a 250. 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.
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=1.1.876384690.1
Bethel AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1057
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1107
01 - 08 Apr 2019