Student-athletes representing the Tallulah Falls School precision air rifle team shot a three-position South East Regional qualification match hosted at home on Jan. 31.
According to head coach Tim Stamey, the region includes nine states.
“This match is shot on targets that are sent to registered schools and clubs by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP),” Stamey said. “The targets come printed with barcodes, the athlete’s name and competitor number. The targets are scanned and sent back to the CMP for ranking. The CMP takes the top four athlete’s scores for each team to set regional ranking.”
The top four shooters for TFS were sophomores Anna May of Waycross (281), Sam Stamey of Clarkesville (281) and Ben Fisher of Clayton (280). Rounding out the top four was freshman Andrew Erwin of Demorest (273).
Results, according to Stamey, determine which school/club qualifies for the regional tournament, set for April 4-6 in Anniston, AL. The regional tournament results are a qualifier for the National Championship held at Camp Perry, OH in July.
“They shot a total match score of 1,115 which is a TFS record,” Stamey said. “It exceeded our best match score last year by 13 points! We are very proud of what they have accomplished in two months of training this season. It’s exciting to have our rifle program qualify a team for the South East Regional Championship in our second year of existence and our athletes will continue to train hard with our sights focused on securing a spot to the national championship.”
