Charles Killion ~ 1939 - 2026
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Charles Richard Killion, age 86, passed peacefully on Sunday, January 18, 2026. He was born in Garland, Texas on July 10, 1939, to Luther and Freda Killion. He graduated from Garland High School in 1958 and then continued working with his father in the family business. He met the love of his life, Sally Ann Holland during his senior year in high school by a blind date and they were married on May 16, 1959. They celebrated 55 years of marriage and raised two children, Wendy and Todd.
Charles is survived by his daughter, Wendy Killion Thompson and husband, David of Heath, Texas and son, Todd Killion and wife, Gina of Murphy, Texas. He is also survived by beloved grandchildren, Michelle Hagaman and husband, Jared; Matthew Manning and wife, Amanda; Myles Manning and wife, Denise; Renner Killion, Kinsey Killion, Collin, and Andrew Thompson. Great grandchildren are Nevaeh Manning, Skylar Manning, Leanne Hagaman, Gentry Manning, Brooks Manning, and Memphis Hagaman. He is also survived by his sister, Linda Beller, numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. He is preceded in death by his wife, Sally Killion, his parents Luther and Freda Killion, and one sister, Shirley Morphis.
TTA Welcomes 3 New Life Members
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- Russell E Perrin, Decatur, TX
- John C Scott, Decatur, TX
- Billy Ray, Wichita Falls, TX
We are very thankful for the support shown to TTA by our new life members and are very thankful to the out of state life members for their support of the TTA & the shoots held in Texas!
The TTA is now accepting payment using Zelle, contact Drew Fryman via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for details to process your life membership!
There is a one time fee of $50 to become a TTA Life Member!
The 111th Texas State Shoot Is In The Books!
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We had really good targets and some of the nicest weather we have experienced in years! The scores were some of the highest we have seen in a decade and the total shooter count for the week was the highest we have had in over a decade! The target setting committee and Amarillo gun club worked tirelessly through this shoot to ensure we had fields throwing good targets, and the high scores reflect it.
We completed our largest shooter total on Sunday of the Texas State Shoot in at least 25 years and maybe ever since we have now included Doubles & Handicap on Sunday. AGC was able to provide 16 traps for this program which finished our shootoffs hours before dark. Great job everyone!
Thank you to all who made this shoot a tremendous success!
Amarillo Gun Club & staff
TTA officers
Zone officers
Volunteers
Congratulations to our Champions:
In State Champions
Singles - Dalton Wayne Jennings
Doubles - *Cooper Jennings
Handicap - Hagen Weber
High All Around - Eduardo Barrera
High Over All - Eduardo Barrera
* first 100x100 in doubles for Cooper Jennings!
Out of State Champions
Singles - Jared PedriDoubles - Justin Webber
Handicap - Cooper Adair
High All Around - Patrick Hopson
High Over All - Patrick Hopson
2026 State Team Standings Updated!
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The 2026 Texas State Team standings have been updated after the TX State Shoot in Amarillo, TX July 1-5, 2025.
If you have any questions please contact Dalton Jennnings at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2026 Texas State Team Standings
Congratulations to Drew Fryman - TTA Hall of Fame Inductee
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Drew started shooting in Kentucky in 2001. Quickly winning at the Kentucky state shoot with a JR title in handicap as well as HOA JR, and HAA JR, making the Kentucky state team as a JR in 2003.
In 2018, Drew made the TTA State second team, then made the same team in 2019, 2020, 2024 while making the first team in 2023 and 2025. The trophy list includes states such as Kentucky, Oklahoma as the out of state singles AA champ. Kansas where he was the 2019 out of state runner up in handicap. Missouri where he was Class AA doubles nonresident along with AA singles in the Patrick Hopson singles, and 2023 nonresident handicap. Arizona where he was 5th nonresident handicap. Many trophies from the Southwest Grand where he was 4th place in handicap.
Drew has run a 200 in singles at Tucson and at Fort Worth, he has also run a 100 in doubles at Fort Worth. One target has kept him from the Grand Slam, but it is just a matter of time before this happens.
Drew was an integral part of getting Waco throwing targets again, serving on their board and trap chairman. Drew served Zone IV as an officer, sets targets at shoots, squads and classifies shooters. Drew played a major role in the growth of Zone IV, Waco, and the TTA as 2nd and 1st Vice-President.
At the 2022 Grand American, Drew finally trophied after many years, he took third in the NRA singles. Then winning the 27-yard handicap in 2024.
Congratulations to Ron Cunning TTA Hall of Fame Inductee
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Ron started shooting at the age of 14 in Kansas and after graduating served in the United States Air Force for 36 years. During his shooting career Ron has registered 55,000 singles, 50,025 handicap, and 42,400 doubles targets.
Ron has won trophies at TTA Zone Shoots as well as state shoots here in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, Southwest Grand, the Autumn Grand, as well as the Grand American starting in 2010 as the White Flyer 2700 Target Class B High Overall.
Here in Texas, there has not been a task Ron would not take on. Ron has served as President of Fort Worth, 4 years as Zone IV President, 2nd and 1st Vice-Presidents of the TTA as well as President of the TTA with 6 years on the Hall of Fame committee and two years of that being the chairman, as well as 3 years as the state’s first alternate delegate. He has also been a target setter at the Grand American, the Southwest Grand, our state shoot, as Zone Shoots.
During all the years Ron has served the TTA, he has made the Texas State Team as a Veteran twice, with one of those years being the captain.
2026 Grand American Trophy Winners Report
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There were a total of 2,811 shooters from all over the USA and also from Canada, Australia, Brazil, England, New Zealand and South Africa at the 2026 ATA Grand American World Trapshooting Championships held July 28th to August 8th, 2026 at the World Shooting & Recreational Complex in Sparta, IL.
Texas was well represented by 56 shooters attending the AIM Grand and the Grand American. Between them they brought home a total of 57 trophies and a great time was had by all! A big "Congratulations!" on all their acheivements.
The following is a list of the Texas trophy winners at the 2023 Grand American World Trapshooting Championships in Sparta, IL.
2026 AIM Grand National Youth Trapshooting Championships
AIM Doubles Championship
Sub Junior Runner Up - Hagen D Weber 98
AIM Singles Championship
Sub Junior Champion - Hagen D Weber 200
All American Sub Junior Champion - Hagen D Weber 200
AIM High All Around
Sub Junior Champion - Hagen D Weber 390
2026 Grand American World Trapshooting Championships
Event 1 - Fiocchi Singles
Sub Vet 3rd - Darin R Clawson 100
Event 2 - Trap & Field Handicap
[23.0-24.5] Champion - Elvin Clayton 94
Event 3 - Little Egypt Golf Car Doubles
Class C Runner Up - Jerri L Webb 92
Sub Junior Champion - Hagen D Weber 98
Sub Veteran Champion - Billy Hopson 99
Event 5 - Trapshooting USA Handicap
Lady II Runner Up - Patricia A Todd [20] 91
Event 6 - Precision Fit Stocks Doubles
Class AA Champion - Drew T Fryman 99
Sub Junior Champion - Hagen D Weber 100
Sub Veteran Runner Up - Billy C Hopson 98
Event 7 - Sterling Cut Glass Singles
Class D Runner Up - Randall J Boeding 98
Event 8 - Rio Handicap
Lady II 3rd - Patricia A Todd [20.5] 89
Sr Veteran Runner Up - David Womack 95
Event 9 - SOS Clays Doubles
Sub Junior Runner Up - Hagen D Weber 95
Sub Veteran Runner Up - Billy C Hopson 97
Event 10 - NRA Singles
Class AAA Champion - Jake Hamm 199
Class C Champion - Mackenzie P Ludlow 196
Event 12 - Graf & Sons Doubles
Sub Junior Runner Up - Hagen D Weber 97
Sub Veteran Runner Up - Billy C Hopson 98
Event 13 - Blaser Handicap
Veteran Champion - Don J Rackley 95
Event 14 - All American Woodworking Doubles
Sub Junior 3rd - Hagen D Weber 97
Event 15 - Winchester AA Class Singles Championship
Sub junior Champion - Hagen D Weber 200
Event 16 - Pres. joe Sissano Handicap by Perazzi
Junior Runner Up - Ludlow P. Mckenzie 97
Event 17 - Wenig Doubles Class Championship
Sub Junior Runner Up - Hagen D Weber 99
Sub Veteran Champion - Mike Whitaker 100
Event 18 - Wendell August Champion of Champions
Event 3rd - Mike Whitaker 100
Sub Junior Runner Up - Hagen D Weber 99
Sub Veteran 3rd - Darin R Clawson 100
Event 20 Kubota Doubles
Class B Champion - Mackenzie P Ludlow 97
Sub Junior Runner Up - Hagen D Weber 99
Sub Vereran 3rd - Darin R Clawson 98
Event 21 - ATA World Clay Target Champ[ionship by Browning
Class B Champion - Mackenzie P Ludlow 198
Event 23 - Caeser Guerini Preliminary Handicap
[25.0-26.5] Runner Up - Hagen D Weber 96
ATA 2600 HOA Championship by White Flyer
Class B Champion - Cary S Scaggs 2420
Sub Junior Champion - Hagen D weber 2485
ATA HOA Prize Posessions - 1000 Targets
Sub Junior Runner Up - Hagen D Weber 965
E-Z-Go HAA Preliminary Week
Class A 3rd - Drew T Fryman 377
Class B Runner Up - Cary S Scaggs 371
Class C Runner Up - Mckenzie P Ludlow 374
Excel Bottling Company Super 500 Doubles
Class AA Runner Up - Drew T Fryman 482
Sub Junior Champion - Hagen D Weber 487
Sub Veteran Champion - Billy C Hopson 487
Negrini Preliminary HOA 1,000 Targets
Class A Champion - Drew T Fryman 934
Class B Champion - Cary S Scaggs 922
White Flyer HOA 1,500 Targets
Class A Champion - Drew T Fryman 1413
Class B Champion - Cary S Scaggs 1377
Winchester Super 500 Singles
Class A 3rd - Drew T Fryman 488
Special Events
National Team Race
Lady II Champions - Team Texas
Patricia A Todd 259
Jerri L Webb 253
Yaani-Mai T Gaddy 235
28 Gauge Event
Class D Champion - Clayton J Kaspar 38
20 Gauge Event
Event Champion - Elvin Clayton 92
International Event
Class B Champion - Elvin Clayton 48
We are very proud of the following Texas shooters who had perfect scores in the following events:
The following lone TX shooter shot 200 straight, not once but TWICE!:
Hagen D Weber - AIM Singles Championship
Hagen D Weber - Event 15 Winchester AA Class Singles Championship
The following 5 TX shooters shot 100 straight:
Darin Clawson - Event 1 Fiocchi Singles
John C Scott - Event 4 MEC Outdoors Singles
Hagen D Weber - Event 6 Precision Fit Doubles
Mike Whitaker - Event 17 Wenig Doubles Class Championship
Mike Whitaker - Event 18 Wendell August Champion of Champions
Darin R Clawson - Event 18 Wendell August Champion of Champions
Complete event results and trophy lists can be viewed here
2026 ATA All Americans From Texas
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The following 10 Texas shooters made the 2026 All American Trapshooting Team! They competed against the best shooters from every state in the country. They travelled across the entire USA and shot in all the elements that nature could throw at them including extreme heat, howling wind & torrential rain. Congratulations on your achievement, dedication to the sport and comaraderie towards your fellow shooters!
Open - 2nd Team
Jake Hamm
Lady I - 2nd Team
Jennifer Rutger
Lady II - 1st Team
Yaani-Mai Gaddy
Lady II - 2nd Team
Patricia Todd
Jerri Webb
Sub Veteran - 1st Team
Mike Whitaker
Sub Veteran - 2nd Team
Billy Hopson
Veteran - 2nd Team
Jeff Webb
Senior Veteran - 2nd Team
Marvin Allbright
Larry Tagtmeyer
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