2024 OTSA OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Grand American was once again nothing short of magnificent! I’m sure everyone that made the trip was glad they did and had a wonderful time. The shooting began Thursday before preliminary week as the AIM kids began competing in skeet, sporting clays and trap. This year I was able to be there for the AIM shooting, it was exciting to see over 1500 young shooters doing their best! Surely the ATA’s AIM program is the best thing out there for our young shooters. And our Oklahoma kids have done verywell over the years and this year was no different, Oklahoma youth broke high scores and brought home plenty of hardware. Preliminary week of the Grand began on Wednesday. Clay Laughlin broke 100 straight on that first day in the handicap event. On Sunday of preliminary week Michael Gates broke 98 in the doubles event and 98 in the handicap. He went on to win the handicap 8 way shoot off with 25 straight. Gates was also junior HAA. Oklahoma shot well and claimed many trophies throughout the 10 days of shooting. You can view all scores at scores.shootata.com Five Oklahoma shooters posted perfect scores in the World Clay Target Championship: Kya Funkhouser, Braydon Bliss, Shelby Skaggs, Ron Bliss and Jacob Diller. After shoot off Skaggs was 2nd time Lady 1 Champion, Bliss was 2nd time vetchamp, Diller finished junior gold RU and Funkhouser brought home Lady 1 3rd. All in all it was another good day for Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s young ladies shot well in the Grand American Handicap: Kynsli Harman was sub jr champion with her amazing 99, Alexis Pletcher brought home the Lady I champion trophy with her awesome 98 and Addison darling won junior RU with her 98. I think we had another good year at the Grand American, great shooting Oklahoma! For your information at our Zone meeting we elected Steve Ricketts for our Vice President and at the annual Delegate meeting the proposed age range change for the Vet category was voted down. Please let me know of any first time 100 straights and any target attainment milestones, the ATA has stopped sending notifications. Call, text or email: 918-932-4029, jtrayer22@hotmail.com.Jeff Trayer ATA Delegate

November Report

 ATA trapshooting has completed another shooting year and another has begun.  I hope everyone met goals and have set new.  According to the scores I’ve seen posted I assume many of you were satisfied with last year’s accomplishments.   Several Oklahoma shooters closed the shooting year at the Heartland Grand.  In the event 9 doubles Shelby Skaggs broke 99 for lady 1 champion.   In the event 12 singles Tad Nicholson posted a perfect score and finished AA champion after shoot off.  In the same event, John Nicholson captured his class trophy with a 99.   In the Singles Championship Skaggs was lady 1 champion, and she received HAA and HOA honors.  Randy Hill was winner in his class in the Singles Championship and class HAA and HOA as well.  Then a few weeks later Oklahoma started the new shooting year at the Southwestern Grand at the KTA.  Tom Richey was there and shot well, he posted some good scores and brought home trophies.  It’s always good to see Tom at the shoots.  In the Caesar Guerini Prelim Handicap, Michael Gates crushed 96 for junior champion.  In the Doubles Championship David Bacon II broke 96 winning A class.  Mike Goold was vet runner up in Sunday’s handicap after  breaking 96.  Goold also received HAA and HOA honors in his class.    Congratulations to all 2026 All American team members!  10 Oklahoma shooters earned their spot on a team.  Shelby Skaggs and Kya Funkhouser both earned their places on lady 1, 1st team, Shay Skaggs, lady I 2nd team, Michael Gates junior 1st team, Kaden Kennedy junior 2nd team, Clay Laughlin junior gold 1st  team, Pat Stacey sub vet 1st team, Randy Hill sub vet 2nd team, Ron Bliss, vet 1st team, Stanley Crawford senior vet 2nd team.  Good shooting Oklahoma!  Also, congratulations to all Oklahoma state team members they have been selected and posted on our website.    Congratulations David Bacon II, Jim Waite and Shelby Skaggs each attaining a combined total of 100,000 ATA targets.  Also, congratulations Tom Richey on attaining 25,000 doubles targets, Stanley Crawford on attaining 75,000 doubles targets and Corbin Grybowski on attaining 50,000 handicap targets.  The ATA and the OTSA appreciate your dedication to this game, keep on shooting!  Jeff Trayer, ATA Delegate