Saint Thomas Academy defeats Eldorado NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Saint Thomas Academy defeated Eldorado NJROTC 1053.6 to 964.9 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Saint Thomas Academy is in fifth place overall. They currently have a 5 - 1 record. Saint Thomas Academy was led by, Will Buchelle who shot a 269.8. The remaining contributing members were Tadhg Harlin, Daniel Podolyan, and Will Carey. Saint Thomas Academy is from Mendota Heights, MN, and is coached by Paul Preblich.
Eldorado NJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twenty-first place overall. Eldorado NJROTC was led by, Davin Schneider who shot a 252.0. The remaining contributing members were Noelani Lopez, James Prunty, and Brianna Dominguez. Eldorado NJROTC is from North Las Vegas, and is coached by Todd Hook.
Next up Saint Thomas Academy will compete against Pueblo County AJROTC from Pueblo, CO. Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. While Eldorado NJROTC will compete against Joliet Central AJROTC from Joliet, IL. Joliet Central AJROTC currently has a 2 - 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 skill level.
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 10.9 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/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022022409370250.1
Saint Thomas Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1791
Eldorado NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1822
28 Feb-07 Mar 22