TTA Hall of Fame Inductee Darin Clawson
Darin Clawson starting shooting trap in 2001 at the San Angelo Claybird Gun Club. To date, he has registered over 135,000 targets in all three disciplines. He was the Texas State Doubles Champion in 2006 with a lone 99 and has been in the hunt for State Championship titles for the last 16 years. Darin has placed on the Texas State Team six times.
He served as a TTA officer from 2008 to 2010, was President of the TTA in 2010 and served on the Hall of Fame committee for an additional 5 years.
He has led the San Angelo trap program and continues to be instrumental in running, scoring and cashiering tournaments throughout West Texas. He has also served as target setter and trap mechanic at shoots all over Texas.
Kenny Hilger ~ Aug 31 1944 - Aug 20 2022
Kenneth “Kenny” Gayle Hilger, 77, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. He was born in Denton, TX on August 31, 1944 to James Hilger and Sara Aline Hunsucker Hilger, both of whom preceeded him in death along with his sisters, Charlene Faye ”Puggie” Nichol and Marion Marlene Hilger. Kenny married Lawanda Jan Murray on February 17, 1967 at the Ponder Baptist Church. Early on Kenny was employed as a lineman and a mechanic, then subsequently owned and operated Muffler Master shops in Denton, Plano, Sherman, and Durant, OK for the next 28 years. His later years were spent, in partnership with Bobby Neu, acquiring and managing rental properties.
Kenny is survived by his wife of 55 years, Jan Hilger, their children, Mark Harold Hilger of Flower Mound, his wife Janet, and Kristin Laurann Rodriguez of Denton and four grandchildren Kayla Hilger, Ethan Hilger, Jackson Rodriguez, and Noah Rodriguez. Other survivors include his brother Charles Ray Hilger of Ravenna, and brother-in-law, William Earl “Butch” Nichol of Denton. Devoted husband, father, grandfather, and a friend to many, all were a special part of Kenny’s life, and he will be greatly missed.
2023 Target Year Zone Shoots
Zone V Results Zone V HAA Report- Zone III Results Zone III HAA Report
- Zone II El Paso Zone II HAA Report
- Zone IV Waco Apr 28-30, 2023
- Zone I Amarillo Jun 16-18, 2023
ATA Hall of Fame Inductee Jennifer Wilburn
Jennifer Rutger of Boerne, TX, was inducted into the ATA Hall of Fame in 2022. Jennifer has been attending trapshoots before she was born; her mom shot non-registered events while she was pregnant. Jennifer started regular practice at age nine, and her ATA career began at the 1984 Southern Grand. Shortly after she won first trophy in a singles event at a weekend shoot in Orlando.
Jennifer competed at the Grand for the first time in 1984, shooting only singles. Two years later she won her first trophy there, placing third among sub-juniors in the Singles Class Championship. Since then she has won more than 85 Grand trophies, including women's titles in the 2001 Doubles; 1999 All-Around; plus the 2005 and 2007 HOAs. In 2015 she claimed the Lady I HOA crown.
2022 Grand American Trophy Winners Report
There were a total of 2,984 shooters from all over the USA and also from Canada, Australia, Brazil, England, New Zealand and South Africa at the 2022 ATA Grand American World Trapshooting Championships held August 3rd to 13th at the World Shooting & Recreational Complex in Sparta, IL.
Texas was well represented by 58 shooters. Between them they brought home a total of 45 trophies and a great time was had by all! A big "Congratulations!" on all their acheivements.
2022 Grand American Team Texas
1st row l-r David Kay, Jerry O'Connor, Joe Julien, Steve Bradbury, JR Long, Dieter Becker, Randy Boeding, Doug Briggs, Greg Serber
2nd row l-r Randy Foster, Joneel Harris, Yaani-Mai Gaddy, Bridget Bearden, Trish O'Connor, Jerri Webb, Jeff Webb, Danny Thomason, Pat Thomason
3rd row l-r Billy Hopson, Matt Nicol, Patrick Crawford, Gary Anderson, Charles Killion, Don Rackley
4th row l-r Allison Allbright, Marvin Allbright, Drew Fryman, Gary Sherrod
Not pictured - Ron Todd, Patricia Todd, Cary Skaggs, John Scott, Larry Tagtmeyer, Charles Long, Jennifer Rutger, Mike Whitaker, Sue Hopper, Philip Stewart, Susan Stewart, Michael Turner, Ray McNeice, Marc Cunningham, Nicholas Arnold, Ronald Penix, Mike Hampton, Grayson Miller, Autumn Stevenson, Joseph Stevenson, Bruce Kyles, John Spangler, Robson Cupples, Scott Hanes, Scott Steinkruger, Robert Youngblood, Alan Arnold,
Notice the line of trap houses disappearing into the horizon between the trees at the top of the photo!
The following is a list of the Texas trophy winners at the 2022 Grand American World Trapshooting Championships in Sparta, IL.
2022 AIM Grand National Youth Trapshooting Championships
AIM Doubles Championship
Sub Junior Class B Runner-up - Oliver Meador 95
AIM Singles Championship
High Sub-Junior Lady Champion - Stormi Waters 197
Sub Junior Class AA Runner-Up - Stormi Waters 197
2022 Grand American World Trapshooting Championships
Event 2 - Trap & Field Handicap
23.0 - 24.5 Champion - Philip Stewart 97
Lady II Champion - Yaani Mai Gaddy 100
Lady II 3rd - Patricia Todd 95
Event 4 - MEC Outdoors Singles
Sr Vet Runner-up - Larry Tagtmeyer 100
Event 6 - Precision Fit Stocks Doubles
Lady II Runner-up - Jerri Webb 96
