Saint Thomas Academy defeats Harold L. Richards NJROTC
Saint Thomas Academy defeated Harold L. Richards NJROTC 1085.5 to 919.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Saint Thomas Academy is in ninth place overall and second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Saint Thomas Academy was led by, Ty Thunstrom who shot a 283.2. The remaining contributing members were Eric Zauha, Daniel Podolyan, and Will Buechele. Saint Thomas Academy is from Mendota Heights, MN, and is coached by Paul Preblich.
Harold L. Richards NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Harold L. Richards NJROTC was led by, Kylie Schaefer who shot a 249.1. The remaining contributing members were Isiah Anaya, Leland Murphy, and Abigail Schrode. Harold L. Richards NJROTC is from Oak Lawn, IL, and is coached by Douglas Groter.
Next up Saint Thomas Academy will compete against Boca Ciega AJROTC from Gulfport, FL. Boca Ciega AJROTC currently has a 0 - 0 record. While Harold L. Richards NJROTC has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the Champions Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022092213152192.1
Saint Thomas Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2048
Harold L. Richards NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2044
26 Sep-02 Oct 22