Saint Thomas Academy Narrowly Defeats Norview NJROTC
Saint Thomas Academy edged out Norview NJROTC 1081.9 to 1075.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Saint Thomas Academy was led by Ty Thunstrom who shot a 286.6. The remaining contributing members were Eric Zauha, Will Carey, and Will Buchelle. They are from Mendota Heights, MN, and are coached by Paul Preblich.
Saint Thomas Academy is competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in twelfth place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in first place. They have a 4 - 1 record.
Norview NJROTC was led by Preston Everette who shot a 281.2. The remaining contributing members were Yariliz Torres, Ryan Rydl, and Reginald Ford. Norview NJROTC is from Norfolk, VA, and is coached by LCDR Stuart Littlejohn.
Norview NJROTC is also competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in sixteenth place. They have a 1 - 4 record.
Next up Saint Thomas Academy will compete against Patuxent NJROTC from Lusby, MD. Patuxent NJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Norview NJROTC will compete against Moberly AJROTC from Moberly, MO. Moberly AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 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=1.1.2022102511121969.1
Saint Thomas Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2048
Norview NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1964
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