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References in the The Flat Hat, William & Mary News, and Alumni Gazette:

  • Rifle Club is organized FH, 11/2/1915, 3.
  • Students organize rifle organization FH, 5/12/1922, 2.
  • Government to aid Rifle Club at College FH, 12/15/1922, 5.
  • Rifle Club receives challenge from Yale after application is approved FH, 2/9/1923, 3.
  • Rifle Club founded FH, 2/13/1925, 1.
  • Rifle Club receives Intercollegiate Rifle Association bid FH, 2/27/1925, 2.
  • W&M first non-military college to have a rifle club FH, 3/27/1925, 4.
  • Needs spirit FH, 4/3/1925, 2.
  • Women's rifle club organized FH, 4/24/1925, 5.
  • Girls' Rifle Club reorganized; elects officers FH, 10/30/1925, 3.
  • Rifle team receives indoor range and prepares ambitious schedule FH, 11/6/1925, 1, 5.
  • Club accepted into National Rifle Association FH, 11/24/1925, 12.
  • First rifle match set FH, 1/15/1926, 1.
  • Engages in first meets FH, 2/26/1926, 10.
  • Rifle club to be organized FH, 10/17/1930, 10.
  • Women elect officers FH, 11/5/1935, 2.
  • Men elect officers FH, 11/19/1935, 2.
  • Auditions open FH, 9/18/1956, 5.
  • Rifle tryouts FH, 9/25/1956, 7.
  • Team shoots in Varsity contest FH, 12/4/1956, 11.
  • Women form Rifle squad, win first match FH, 4/22/1958, 9.
  • Club begins FH, 10/21/1958, 7.
  • Varsity rifle team awaits big matches with Deacons, W&L FH, 11/18/1958, 9.
  • Indians rate high in match with Westminster FH, 11/25/1958, 8.
  • Rifle squad makes fine showing FH, 12/9/1958, 7.
  • ROTC team completes season FH, 3/10/1959, 9.
  • Riflemen win two matches to continue streak FH, 2/17/1959, 7.
  • Bartlett paces win in Riflemen debut FH, 12/8/1959, 9.
  • Harrison paces W&M rifle team to win over Richmond FH, 12/15/1959, 8.
  • Rifle team suffers first match loss FH, 2/16/1960, 9.
  • Riflemen turn back colonials FH, 2/23/1960, 7.
  • Markmen fire in league match; Virginia inflicts loss in season final FH, 3/2/2960, 8.
  • WVU caps title in SC rifle meet FH, 3/8/1960, 8.
  • Marksmen post top dual record in team history FH, 3/15/1960, 7.
  • Rifle team loses postal Match FH, 10/28/1960, 9.
  • Riflemen lose Ohio Postal affair FH, 11/4/1960, 7.
  • Cadet riflement defeat Penn staters FH, 11/25/1960, 11.
  • ROTC Team remains unbeaten FH, 12/2/1960, 10.
  • ROTC Riflemen fire third win; varsity outfit week FH, 12/9/1960, 9 (picture).
  • Patrick predicts rating for W&M in tournament FH, 12/16/1960, 9.
  • Jester leads Frosh in pair of defeats FH, 1/13/1961, 8.
  • Undefeated ROTC maintains streak FH, 1/13/1961, 9.
  • Team wins five straight FH, 2/17/1961, 7.
  • Riflemen compete in SC tournament FH, 3/3/1961, 7.
  • Standing Fire kills Tribe chances FH, 3/10/1961, 9.
  • Rifle contingent FH, 3/17/1961, 10.
  • Mosier leads frosh in Drexel triumphy FH, 3/24/1961, 8.
  • Freshman team drops finale FH, 4/14/1961, 8.
  • Rifle tryouts FH, 5/5/1961, 8.
  • Riflers drop third to Spidres FH, 5/12/1961, 7.
  • Three squads begin tryouts FH, 9/22/1961, 10.
  • ROTC initiates season FH, 10/13/1961, 9.
  • Riflemen take seventh win FH, 12/8/1961, 8.
  • Improved prospects for ROTC Riflemen FH, 9/21/1962, 9.
  • Bucknell team defeats Indians FH, 11/2/1962, 9.
  • Riflemen FH, 12/7/1962, 9.
  • Riflemen win FH, 12/14/1962, 7.
  • Chambers leads Tribe shooters FH, 1/11/1963, 9.
  • Frosh gunmen claim victory FH, 2/15/1963, 8.
  • Frosh shooters capture state's highest position FH, 3/1/1963, 8.
  • Rifle Team takes fifth in SC meet FH, 2/22/1963, 7.
  • Prospects for season CO, 10/6/70, 8.
  • Improvements made in team; schedule for season CO, 10/22/71, 2.
  • Prepares assault on SC title FH, 10/22/71, 11.
  • Opens season with victory over Richmond, loss to Wake Forest FH, 12/10/71, 4.
  • Travels to Citadel to meet Bulldogs FH, 2/18/72, 6.
  • Team to host VMI in key match, having lost to Citadel FH, 2/25/72, 7.
  • Loses to VMI, Penn. State FH, 3/3/72, 7.
  • Team to face Hampton and ODU FH, 3/10/72, 5.
  • Team defeats Hampton in upset final FH, 4/7/72, 7.
  • Beats two SC opponents FH, 12/13/74, 18.
  • Look at future & present problems FH, 1/31/75, 17.
  • Recent meets FH, 2/21/75, 21.
  • Lose to Navy FH, 3/7/75, 22.
  • Win last meet FH, 3/14/75, 23.
  • Place 6th in SC FH, 4/4/75, 22.
  • Lose first match FH, 11/7/75, 13.
  • Record goes to 1-1 FH, 11/14/75, 13.
  • Team places second in 4 team meet FH, 2/6/76, 19.
  • Beats Goergetown Univ. FH, 2/13/76, 16.
  • Description of activities and SC tournament FH, 3/2/76, 9.
  • Opens season FH, 11/23/76, 5.
  • Lose to Canisius College FH, 12/3/76, 15.
  • Lose to Navy FH, 2/11/77, 21.
  • Master Sergeant Lowell Storer to coach FH, 9/8/78, 22.
  • Defeats ODU FH, 11-10-78, 15.
  • Outshoor Spiders FH, 1-26-79, 15.
  • Shot Down by Navy FH, 2-16-79, 19.
  • Outguns HI, FH, 2-23-79, 19.
  • Riflemen place second, FH, 4-6-79, 15.
  • Undefeated record, FH, 1/18/80, 14.
  • Wins title, FH, 3/14/80, 17.
  • Morrison aims toward Olympics, FH, 9/4/81, 21 (picture).
  • Rifle team splits, FH, 11/20/81, 18.
  • May be reduced from varsity to club status next year, FH, 2/12/1986, 1, 2.
  • Sends two shooters to the Fall Postal Match FH, 2/21/1986, 16.
  • Rifle Club shoots them 'turkeys' dead FH, 11/20/1992, 9, 10.
  • Rifle Club's future dim FH, 4/9/1993, 4.
  • Has first meet of season FH, 1/28/1994, 19.

 

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