Saint Thomas Academy Upsets Norview NJROTC
Saint Thomas Academy upset Norview NJROTC 1047 to 1032 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Saint Thomas Academy was able to win despite averaging 6 points lower than Norview NJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Saint Thomas Academy is in fourth place overall. They currently have a 5 - 2 record. Saint Thomas Academy was led by, Joe Brennen who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Eric Zauha, Jack Martin, and Joey Farrington. Saint Thomas Academy is from Mendota Heights, MN, and is coached by Paul Preblich.
Norview NJROTC currently has a 6 - 1 record. After the loss they are in third place overall. Norview NJROTC was led by, Darlyn Zetino who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Mark Chappel, Alaysia Smith, and Dony Gutierrez . Norview NJROTC is from Norfolk, VA, and is coached by Grant Lewis.
Next up Saint Thomas Academy will compete against Pacific MCJROTC from Pacific, MO. Pacific MCJROTC currently has a 6 - 1 record. While Norview NJROTC will compete against Lejeune MCJROTC from Camp Lejeune, NC. Lejeune MCJROTC currently has a 5 - 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=1.1.874981978.1
Saint Thomas Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1065
Norview NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1083
25 - 31 Mar 2019