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The Raiders' varsity riflery team is headed to the state championship, aiming for the school's first championship title.
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Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, over at biathlon, which combines Nordic skiing and riflery, women ski a shorter distance in every event, not just the relay and mass start.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
In the opening vignette, Marga (Carmen Marchi), an heiress-slash-artist with hair dyed the color of egg yolks and a passion for riflery, learns her husband (Alberto San Juan) has impregnated their housekeeper, Tina (Claudia Salas).
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 July 2025
Her schedule included arts and crafts, drawing, dance, fishing, archery, riflery, volleyball and free swim.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2025
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Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, over at biathlon, which combines Nordic skiing and riflery, women ski a shorter distance in every event, not just the relay and mass start.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
In the opening vignette, Marga (Carmen Marchi), an heiress-slash-artist with hair dyed the color of egg yolks and a passion for riflery, learns her husband (Alberto San Juan) has impregnated their housekeeper, Tina (Claudia Salas).
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 July 2025
Her schedule included arts and crafts, drawing, dance, fishing, archery, riflery, volleyball and free swim.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2025
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“Riflery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riflery. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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riflery
noun
ri·fle·ry
ˈrī-fəl-rē 
: the practice of shooting at targets with a rifle
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