Trap shooting—while being its own, unique sport—has one thing in coming with all sports at AHS: the athletes have fun. The Spring season has started for the team, and the athletes are trying to prepare for the competitions ahead.  

“We’re getting that rust off…building up those muscles and getting ready for that fatigue at state [which is held in June],”coach Todd Callahan said.  

Trap shooting is a sport where athletes use shotguns to shoot clay pigeons that are launched from a trap house. Doing well at competitions is the

goal, but the athletes find enjoyment through the sport of trap shooting in a different way. 

“[Trap shooting] gives you a thrill. It gets you excited…It’s nerve-

wracking,” junior trap shooter Dylan Reiff said.  

The rush the athletes feel when they trap shoot even leads them to recommend the sport to others at AHS.  

“I feel most people would like it if they tried it,” Reiff said.  

The athletes hope to continue to have fun while finding a lot of success.  

“I feel like it’s going to be a lot of fun this year. We have a pretty good team. We’re going to do pretty good in general,” senior trap shooter Dominic Holt said.  

The team thinks they can achieve their goals through their states of mind and the new opportunities they have this year in trap shooting. Most competitions are held at the Abilene shooting range, but this year the team will travel to a few locations. 

“We’re all going to be confident this year. I feel like these traveling opportunities we’re going to have this year will help us a lot; getting used to shooting against different schools like we do at State,” Holt said.  

The athletes believe the spirit of trap shooting at AHS is one of enjoyment. They know that whatever they do, they’ll have fun.  

“It doesn’t really matter how much I get in a round; all I know is at least I’ll be poking 50 holes in the sky,” senior trap shooter Travis Fick said.