Best of Sports, Rifle: Riley Dunn, McGuffey
Though she fell short of winning her third WPIAL individual championship, McGuffey senior Riley Dunn capped an outstanding high school rifle career by placing third at the district meet that was held in February at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen's Club.
Dunn was trying to become only the second three-time WPIAL champion. Avella's Rob Gagliani won three straight (2007-09). Dunn is one of only three competitors to win multiple WPIAL titles.
At this year's WPIAL championships, Dunn shot 200-18x (8 CT). She was prevented from three-peating by a mere 1x. She was the highest-placing local shooter. Waynesburg's Logan Crouse placed fifth.
Dunn helped McGuffey qualify for the WPIAL Team Championships, at which she shot the best score, 100.1, among the 90 competitors. McGuffey finished in eighth place. Trinity was the runner-up to team champion Butler.
Dunn was the 2023 NRA Junior Air Rifle Champion, the 2022 NRA Open Indoor Conventional Position Smallbore Rifle Women's National Champion and winner of the Sea Girt Trophy. She is a three-time Junior Olympic athlete for both smallbore and air rifle, and competed at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
Dunn has committed to the University of Nebraska, choosing the Cornhuskers over offers from Akron, Memphis and Mississippi.
"What sold me on Nebraska was the academic major, the coaches and the team," Dunn said. "It was a good-sized campus and I felt like this is where I will fit in the best."
Dunn practices year-long and hones her skills at the Frazier-Simplex Junior Rifle Club in Washington.
"I have learned so much about rifle shooting from the club," Dunn said. "The club is about 20 minutes from our home and my parents got me involved. I have been working at it since then."
Bria Bruce, senior, Trinity
Logan Crouse, senior, Waynesburg
Danielle Gilmore, senior, Mt. Lebanon
Bo Schury, senior, Trinity
JLin Scott, junior, West Greene
Faithlyn Vukmanic, senior, Waynesburg
Ryan Walther, sophomore, Trinity
