Texas AIM Shooter Stormi Waters in the News
Texas AIM shooter Stormi Waters was featured in the December 2023 issue of Trap & Field magazine. Below is the article reproduced with express permission by Trap & Field Magazine. Copyright © Amateur Trapshooting Association.
Stormi Waters of Wheeler, TX, won the sub-junior ladies' title during the Singles Championship at this year's AIM Grand Nationals. "It felt good to win. I was surprised," she told TRAP & FIELD. "This was my first time going to the AIM Grand, and now it's my new favorite place to shoot, I liked it a lot." Stormi broke her first 100 straight in the first round of the event ending with a personal best score of 197. "It was very exciting," she said. Her AIM squad, the Texas Sub Jr's A Team, won the AA sub-junior award as well. Stormi also took home the individual sub-junior AA runnerup prize for her 197.
The 13 year old joined the ATA and AIM in 2021. She and her identical twin sister Codi got their start in the sport through 4-H shooting when they were nine years old. Her coaches and parents taught her a lot about shooting sports.
TTA 2022 20K Mega Target Members
Texas Trap Association would like to recognize the following Texas shooters who attained more then 20,000 registered targets in 2022!
- Douglas Briggs
- Charlie Long
- Patricia Todd
- Ronald Todd
Douglas Briggs made the 2023 Veteran ATA All American 1st Team. Patricia Todd made the 2023 Lady II All American 2nd Team.
Congratulations and Good Luck to these Texas Mega Shooters in the 2023 shooting season!
Zone III Bylaw Update
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The Texas Zone III Bylaws have been updated.
The Following two (2) By-Law changes were voted on by the membership at the October 2, 2O22 annual meeting and here by go into effect on the date above.
- Section B-5, Ammunition available at competitive prices, was amended, to be taken out of the requirements to hold a Zone Shoot. Passed on October 2,2022.
- Section C-6,of the Obligations, was amended to read: The Sub-Jr, Junior, [ady, Veteran, and Senior-Veteran trophies to be based on 200 targets for the Singles Championship event. October 2,2022.
Rodolfo Rubio ~ Feb 9, 1956 - Feb 10, 2022
Rodolfo Rubio served his community in Horizon City, TX for 21 years from 1991-2012, as a Firefighter, Medical Lieutenant, and ESD Board Commissioner.
TTA Hall of Fame Inductee JR Long
JR Long has a long history of many years of dedication to the Texas Trap Association and has held the following positions:
TTA President 1990- TTA Director for 15 years
- ATA Alternate Delegate 1986
- Zone II President, Vice President and Secretary & treasurer several times
- Served on numerous state committees
- Conducted national survey on ladies state teams resulting in Texas expanding ladies team to 5 members
- Served as auctioneer at State, Zone, Southwestern Zone special events
JR long began registered in 1974 and acheived his first 100 Singles straight on 2/8/76, first 200 Singles straight a month later on 3/13/76. He made the 27 yard line two years later on 5/21/78. He ran 100 Doubles in June 1988 and completed his Grand Slam with a 100 straight from the 27 yard line in September, 1990!
He broke 498x500 in a Singles Marathon. JR is the second shooter in Texas with a Grand Slam and 500 Squad! He is the 95th shooter to acheive a Grand Slam and the 13th Texas shooter with a Grand Slam. JR is the 15th 500 Singles squad which made the cover of Trap & Field magazine. He was on a 499x 500 squad in Amarillo & he didn't miss! He has tied for Clay Target Championship title at the Grand American twice scoring 200 each time. He won the Budweiser Handicap event at the Ohio State Shoot in 1986 against 734 shooters and ran a 99x100 from the 27 yard line at that shoot.
JR tied for the Texas State Singles Championship title with 200 straight in 1986 and took runner-up. He also tied for the High All Around Champion title at the Texas State Shoot in 2003 and took runner-up.
JR Long has won many more titles in his trap shooting career in addition to making many other contributions to the trapshooting sport a few of which include:
Trapshooting Grand Slam Ring
designed by JR LongRaising close to $100,000.00 dollars for charities and individuals in need- JR has designed and made the following rings
- Trapshooting Grand Slam ring
- Perfect 500 Singles Squad ring
- ATA Hall of Fame ring
- Lifetime Achievement Award ring
To date the sole recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award ring is Jerry O'Conner who was presented with the prestigious award at the 2022 Texas State Shoot.
