Saint Thomas Academy defeats David Crockett NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Saint Thomas Academy defeated David Crockett NJROTC 1050 to 1007 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Saint Thomas Academy is in fourth place overall. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Saint Thomas Academy was led by, Joe Brennen who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Joey Farrington, Jack Martin, and Bennett Kotok. Saint Thomas Academy is from Mendota Heights, MN, and is coached by Paul Preblich.
David Crockett NJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. After the loss they are in tenth place overall. David Crockett NJROTC was led by, John Morris who shot a 273. The remaining contributing members were Alexis Fisher, Jade Vance, and Adina Phebus. David Crockett NJROTC is from Jonesborough, TN, and is coached by John Roberts.
Next up Saint Thomas Academy will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record. While David Crockett NJROTC will compete against Selma MCJROTC from Selma, CA. Selma MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal win-loss record.
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/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.870615205.1
Saint Thomas Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1065
David Crockett NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1098
04 - 10 Mar 2019