JR Rifle:  Practice every Tuesday and Wednesday 6PM to 9PM

Ontelaunee Rod & Gun Club

New Tripoli, PA. 18065

Monthly Jr. Rifle Report:

January 25, the Jr. Rifle Team competed in the fourth Lehigh Valley Jr. Prone match for the 2011 – 2012 season. Once again, our top five shooters only lost three points for the night posting a 497/500 and placing first for the night to North End’s 495/500. Our top shooters were Brenton Reigel 100, Andy Wertman 100, WilliamDixon 99, Hanna Minnich 99, Elizabeth Shirer 99. After four matches the Ontelaunee shooters remain in first place over North End by four points and three X‘s. The next league match is Monday Feb. 13, at Palmerton.

Feb 5 was the first day of the NRA JR.4 Position Sectional match here at Ontelaunee. The match will resume and conclude this Sunday Feb 12.

The first round of invites for the Junior Olympic Rifle matches in Colorado this April has been posted and all three of the Ontelaunee Jr. Shooters that entered have been invited. This already places them in the top Jr. Shooters in the USA.

  • William Dixon —- Air Rifle
  • Briann Derr ——– Smallbore
  • Amy fister ———- Air Rifle and Smallbore

Briann and William will have to wait until the end of February to see if they make it for their second rifle.

February 23-26 Briann Derr, William Dixon and Amy Fister will travel to Port Clinton Ohio to compete in the 2012 Olympic Team Air Rifle Trial. This match is to select the Air Rifle team representing the USA in the Olympic Games this summer in London. This match only happens once every four years and should provide some valuable experience for our Jr. Shooters.

Jeffrey Derr

Ontelaunee Jr. Rifle