Ozark AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Saint Thomas Academy
Ozark AJROTC edged out Saint Thomas Academy 1046 to 1037 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Ozark AJROTC is in first place overall. They currently have a 6 - 0 record. Ozark AJROTC was led by, Elijah Glenn who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were John Uccello, Katelyn Donovan, and Brody Baumann. Ozark AJROTC is from Ozark, MO, and is coached by 1SG William Crawford.
Saint Thomas Academy currently has a 4 - 2 record. After the loss they are in fourth place overall. Saint Thomas Academy was led by, Bennett Kotok who shot a 262. The remaining contributing members were Joey Farrington, Joe Brennen, and Jack Martin. Saint Thomas Academy is from Mendota Heights, MN, and is coached by Paul Preblich.
This coming week Ozark AJROTC has a bye week. While Saint Thomas Academy also has a bye week.
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=1.1.872060250.1
Ozark AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1062
Saint Thomas Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1065
11 - 17 Mar 2019