Chickasha Board of Education approves clay target shooting, esports for CHS

Austin Litterell, The Express-Star, Chickasha, Okla.
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Jul. 13—Chickasha High School will have new teams.

The Chickasha Board of Education held a meeting Monday and held a vote to approve new programs for CHS. The board unanimously approved clay target shooting and esports for CHS.

Clay target shooting

According to a document explaining the reasoning for the new addition, clay target shooting will provide "a unique and safe program for students to foster and deepen a love of shooting and the outdoors."

A handbook posted with the agenda states that the program is a part of the Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports Program and the Oklahoma State High School Clay Target League.

According to that handbook, the program is for ninth grade through 12th grade. Along with other subjects, the handbook mentions other qualifications and rules for safety.

According to the handbook, Mark Ingram is the head coach. The document with the reasoning for adding clay target shooting says the clay target season will begin after archery ends.

Esports

Following the board's approval of clay target shooting, the members also held a vote for esports and approved that addition to CHS.

There was also a document with reasoning for adding esports with the agenda. The reasoning mentioned that esports is a program that continues to grow.

"Esports is a growing program that current students find engaging and fun," the document states.

According to that document, Chickasha's esports is now a part of the Western Oklahoma Esports League, and esports will start in the fall.