Lafayette Gun Club Narrowly Defeats Zion Benton NJROTC
Lafayette Gun Club edged out Zion Benton NJROTC 1014.3 to 1002.1 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Lafayette Gun Club was led by Natalie Tuggle who shot a 262.1. The remaining contributing members were Alexandra Orr, Logan Samson, and Hudson Monteith. They are from Grafton, VA, and are coached by Karlowe Kroon.
Overall Lafayette Gun Club is ranked tenth. They have a 3 - 2 record.
Zion Benton NJROTC was led by Sydney Cubacub who shot a 262.3. The remaining contributing members were Brian Rico, Shanon Braden, and Franchisco Camacho . Zion Benton NJROTC is from Zion, IL, and is coached by Master Chief Dan Hackstein.
Overall Zion Benton NJROTC is ranked fifteenth. They have a 2 - 3 record.
Next up Lafayette Gun Club will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Zion Benton NJROTC will compete against Organ Mountain NJROTC from Las Cruces, NM. Organ Mountain NJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 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 skill level.
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 10.9 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/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023022113275914.1
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2137
Zion Benton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2132
27 Feb-05 Mar 23