Lafayette Gun Club Upsets Humboldt Sharpshooters
Lafayette Gun Club upset Humboldt Sharpshooters 973 to 938 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Lafayette Gun Club was able to win despite averaging 8 points lower than Humboldt Sharpshooters coming into this game.
Their second win in a row. With the win, Lafayette Gun Club is in eighteenth place overall and third place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Matthew Stout who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Maria Koenig, Makenzieanne Wygans, and Victoria Koenig. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by Karlowe Kroon.
Humboldt Sharpshooters currently has a 1 - 3 record. After the loss they are in fifth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Humboldt Sharpshooters was led by, Mya Dissing who shot a 257. The remaining contributing members were Zoe Dissing, Skyler Plucker, and Reese Gerlach. Humboldt Sharpshooters is from Hartford, SD, and is coached by Eric Dissing.
This coming week Lafayette Gun Club has a bye week. While Humboldt Sharpshooters will compete against Gallatin NJROTC from Gallatin, TN. Gallatin NJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.919679692.1
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1259
Humboldt Sharpshooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1256
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