Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club Narrowly Defeats Capital Area Sportsmen's League
Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club edged out Capital Area Sportsmen's League 2090 to 2083 in the 2023 National Air Pistol League. Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club was led by Timothy Schmeltzer who shot a 568. The remaining contributing members were John Martin, Mike Erspamer, and Leroy McCormick. They are from Wyoming, MI, and are coached by Cameron Zwart.
Overall Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club is ranked third. They have a 1 - 0 record.
Capital Area Sportsmen's League was led by Steven Slee who shot a 543. The remaining contributing members were Jordyn Hughes, Blake Hankins, and Dave Schultz. Capital Area Sportsmen's League is from Dimondale, MI, and is coached by Steven Slee.
Overall Capital Area Sportsmen's League is ranked fourth. They have a 0 - 1 record.
Next up Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club will compete against Group Therapy from Granbury, TX. Group Therapy currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Capital Area Sportsmen's League will compete against Palmyra Sportsmen's Assoc from Annville, PA. Palmyra Sportsmen's Assoc currently has a 0 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Pistol League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for 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 a 60 shot air pistol match. This competition is identical to the Air Pistol events in the Olympic games. Each athlete will shoots 60 shots, with each shot worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 60 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/air-pistol
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023011922324916.1
Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2115
Capital Area Sportsmen's League team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2111
23 - 29 Jan 2023