Two high school rifle shooters qualify for GHSA state championship

On Wednesday, two high school rifle team members in Muscogee County officially qualified to compete in the GHSA’s state championship shoot.

Columbus High’s Jared Eddy and Northside’s Emma Harstad hit their marks Wednesday and did enough to qualify as individuals for the state event, which is held in April. Eddy led all shooters with a 292 score in Columbus’ season-opening match against Rutland, while Harstad was the top scorer with a 293 in Northside’s match against Crawford County.

Columbus defeated Rutland 1125-1012, while Northside beat Crawford County 1135-680.

Columbus (1-0) def. Rutland 1125-1012

COL: Jared Eddy - 292; Christine Hong - 282; Nicholas Chen - 276; Kyra Moore - 275

Northside (2-0) def. Crawford County 1135-60

NOR: Emma Harstad - 293; Jerad Lewark - 282; Samuel Mendez - 281; Brandon Nicolay 279

This story was originally published December 14, 2017 at 5:04 PM with the headline "Two high school rifle shooters qualify for GHSA state championship."