Everett stays unbeaten as tight finishes and top-tier clashes mark Week

With one week left in the eight-week regular season, the 2025 National Precision Air Rifle League tightened further as postseason positioning comes into focus. The national circuit, featuring high school teams and junior rifle clubs, stages head-to-head standing air rifle matches where each athlete fires 60 shots in decimal scoring and team totals are taken from the top four competitors. The Champions division will send its top eight teams to the postseason, while the Distinguished division advances the top two teams from each conference. This week delivered a string of notable results, including a marquee tilt between the No. 1 and No. 4 teams and a come-from-behind win in a duel that flipped late.

Everett Sportsman Junior Rifle Club remained perfect at 6-0 after posting a 2474.5–2437.4 decision over Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC. American Legion Post 295 improved to 5-1 by outlasting Granbury MCJROTC in a game that swung in the middle stages, while Lafayette Gun Club (4-2) turned in a 2459 to keep pace among the leaders. Granbury sits at 3-3 after that close setback, and Fountain Fort Carson is 5-1. The top five now includes Everett at the front, followed by American Legion Post 295, Lafayette Gun Club, Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC and Granbury MCJROTC.

Top Ten Ranking

1. Everett Sportsman Junior Rifle Club (Everett, PA) — 6-0
2. American Legion Post 295 (Green Springs, OH) — 5-1
3. Lafayette Gun Club (Grafton, VA) — 4-2
4. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC (Fountain, CO) — 5-1
5. Granbury MCJROTC (Granbury, TX) — 3-3
6. Sutter Union High School (Sutter, CA) — 3-3
7. Robinson Rifle Team (Burke, VA) — 5-1
8. East Coweta MCJROTC (Newnan, GA) — 4-2
9. Central Ark Hawkeyes (Conway, AR) — 5-1
10. Camden County NJROTC (Kingsland, GA) — 4-2

Most Exciting Games

In a back-and-forth contest, American Legion Post 295 edged Granbury MCJROTC, 2460.6–2450. American Legion led early, Granbury briefly took a one-point advantage after the fourth string, and American Legion closed with a 10.6-point cushion by the final 10 shots. The swing in the middle stages and narrow separation for most of the match made it one of the week’s tightest outcomes.

C. T. Johnson AJROTC topped Eldorado MCJROTC, 2352.4–2343, in a duel that flipped hands late. C. T. Johnson built an early lead, saw it shrink to a single point in the fourth string and then fall behind by 6.9 after the fifth. The final series decided it, with C. T. Johnson finishing 9.4 ahead.

In a meeting of top-ranked programs, Everett Sportsman Junior Rifle Club defeated Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC, 2474.5–2437.4. Everett led at every stage, gradually extending the margin from 2.7 points after the opening string to 37.1 at the close, underscoring the significance of a No. 1 vs. No. 4 matchup this late in the season.

Marksmen Standout Performance

• Anahad Kohli, Lafayette Gun Club — 619.6
• Annika Cry, Robinson Rifle Team — 616.6
• Chloe Parish, Central Ark Hawkeyes — 616.6
• Lingyun Xu-Sun, Reading Rifle and Revolver Club — 599.7
• Meryah White, Perry AJROTC — 597.5

The final week of the regular season features several high-visibility pairings: No. 1 Everett Sportsman Junior Rifle Club faces No. 7 Robinson Rifle Team; No. 2 American Legion Post 295 meets No. 4 Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC; and No. 5 Granbury MCJROTC takes on No. 8 East Coweta MCJROTC. In addition, Central Ark Hawkeyes and C. T. Johnson AJROTC square off in a matchup of winning records as postseason seeding and next-season divisional placement finalize.

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