Pacific MCJROTC defeats Saint Thomas Academy
Shooting their highest score of the season Pacific MCJROTC defeated Saint Thomas Academy 1058 to 1037 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Pacific MCJROTC finishes the season in second place overall. They finished the season with a 7 - 1 record. Pacific MCJROTC was led by, Julia Thomas who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Destiny Martin, Kaylin Dew, and Leamia Perez. Pacific MCJROTC is from Pacific, MO, and is coached by Brian Cain.
Saint Thomas Academy finished the season with a 5 - 3 record. They finishes the season in fifth place overall. Saint Thomas Academy was led by, Joe Brennen who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Jack Martin, Joey Farrington, and Bennett Kotok. Saint Thomas Academy is from Mendota Heights, MN, and is coached by Paul Preblich.
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=1.1.876384672.1
Pacific MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1067
Saint Thomas Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1065
01 - 07 Apr 2019