Saint Thomas Academy defeats Warrenton Rifles
Shooting their highest score of the season Saint Thomas Academy defeated Warrenton Rifles 1053 to 987 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Saint Thomas Academy is in thirteenth place overall and first place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Saint Thomas Academy was led by Michael Driscoll who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Daniel Staelgraeve, Kaleb Rutgers, and John Copeland. Saint Thomas Academy is from Mendota Heights, MN, and is coached by Paul Preblich.
Warrenton Rifles currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twenty-third place overall and second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Warrenton Rifles was led by Seth Carver who shot a 262. The remaining contributing members were Jacob Schoonenberg, Ryan Roeber, and Hunter Brown. Warrenton Rifles is from Warrenton, VA, and is coached by Claude Davenport.
Next up Saint Thomas Academy will compete against Ramona NJROTC from Ramona, CA. Ramona NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Warrenton Rifles will compete against Mandeville MCJROTC from Mandeville, LA. Mandeville MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
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 shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.837883315.1
Saint Thomas Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=922
Warrenton Rifles team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=933
01 - 07 Oct 2018