Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club defeats Shawnee Mission North NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club defeated Shawnee Mission North NJROTC 1569.7 to 1360.7 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club finishes the season in second place overall and second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They finished the season with a 6 - 1 record. Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club was led by, Lillian Warren who shot a 401.1. The remaining contributing members were Adrianna Beard, Braden Michalak, and Christina Valladares. Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club is from Grandville, MI, and is coached by Ron Carr.
Shawnee Mission North NJROTC finished the season with a 2 - 5 record. They finishes the season in seventh place overall and second place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Shawnee Mission North NJROTC was led by, Samantha Herron who shot a 382.3. The remaining contributing members were Lewis Griffin, Abigail Serling, and Zach Wittmeier. Shawnee Mission North NJROTC is from Shawnee Mission, KS, and is coached by John Carey.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision 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 the JROTC and Junior Rifle Club divisions.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021110809385795.1
Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1593
Shawnee Mission North NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1586
15 - 21 Nov 2021