Webb City AJROTC defeats Saint Thomas Academy
Shooting their highest score of the season Webb City AJROTC defeated Saint Thomas Academy 1126.8 to 1091.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Webb City AJROTC was led by Preston Burton who shot a 287.3. The remaining contributing members were Gabe Elder, Johnathan Tatum, and Aleena Arias. They are from Webb City, MO, and are coached by LTC Dustin Elder.
Webb City AJROTC is competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in fifth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in third place. They have a 4 - 1 record.
Saint Thomas Academy was led by Eric Zauha who shot a 288.9. The remaining contributing members were Ty Thunstrom, Will Carey, and Will Buchelle. Saint Thomas Academy is from Mendota Heights, MN, and is coached by Paul Preblich.
Saint Thomas Academy is also competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in twelfth place. They have a 3 - 1 record.
This coming week Webb City AJROTC has a bye week. While Saint Thomas Academy will compete against Norview NJROTC from Norfolk, VA. Norview NJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record.
Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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=1.1.2022101714313001.1
Webb City AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1993
Saint Thomas Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2048
24 - 30 Oct 2022