Grant County AJROTC defeats Lafayette Gun Club
Shooting their highest score of the season Grant County AJROTC defeated Lafayette Gun Club 940 to 175 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Grant County AJROTC is in fifteenth place overall. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Grant County AJROTC was led by, Abigail Kanewske who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Katia Torress-Sanchez, Kenton Riffe, and Calib Newton. Grant County AJROTC is from Dry Ridge, KY, and is coached by CSM Charles Duffee.
Lafayette Gun Club currently has a 0 - 2 record. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Makenzieanne Wygans who shot a 175. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by Mark Teixeira.
Next up Grant County AJROTC will compete against Kaiser High School from Honolulu, HI. Kaiser High School currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Lafayette Gun Club will compete against Northgate AFJROTC from Newnan, GA. Northgate AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 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 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=1.1.863875198.1
Grant County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1059
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1107
04 - 10 Feb 2019