West Virginia High School and Junior State Championship held on Sutton Lake

I want to thank all the teams that competed in the WV High School and Junior State Championships this past weekend on Sutton Lake.

The team competed in very tough conditions, stained water with dropping water temperatures (dropped 3 degrees overnight).

Congratulations go to the teams of Cameron Schoonover and Isabella Sigman on the Junior side and Bo Hollen and Luke Stewart on the High School side. Both teams will be eligible to more on to their prospective Championships later this year.

INDIANA SAF STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PATOKA LAKE APRIL 12, 2025

Celestine, Indiana: The Indiana SAF State Championship was held on Patoka Lake April 12, 2025. A total of 63 teams from across the state competed and had to contend with multiple weather systems leading up to the event. Warm sunny days prior to the event turned to historic rain and flooding for the area with 10-15 inches of rain raising the lake level 8 ft just prior to the event along with temperatures dropping into the low 30’s at takeoff. The lake fished very tough for most of the field as only 23 of 63 teams brought fish to the scales.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taking the top spot was the team of Abygale Boyd and Hunter Trainor with 10.68 lbs. The Lew’s Big Bass award for the event went to the team of Jena Chandler and Kane Finke with a 5.36 lb largemouth. Rounding out the qualifying positions were the teams of Jakob Dreher and Lukas Dreher, Jena Chandler and Kane Finke, Wes Warnock and Eli Vanness, Aaron Backus and Luke Tucker and Hunter Whaley and Cooper Halton.

Aiden Meyers and Grayden Brown of Rockbridge County High School Wildcats Wins Virginia State Championship on (Buggs Island) John H. Kerr Reservoir

The 2025 Virginia State Championship was held April 5th on (Buggs Island) John H. Kerr Reservoir. Aiden Meyers and Graydan Brown of Wildcats took 1St place with a winning weight of 5 fish 12.48lbs and big fish of 3.02lbs over the other 5 teams. Aiden and Grayden said they thought this was the first state championship of any kind that Rockbridge County High School has ever won. Way to go!

2nd Joshua Smith and Landon Ray Honaker High School Tigers with a weight of 5 fish 10.34.

3rd  Ben Washburn and Wyatt Reynolds Ridgeview Junior Anglers with a weight of 5 fish 10.10.

4th  Caden Hash and Blake Hall Smith County with a weight of, 5 fish 7.56.

5th  Ethan Sage and Colt Sage Smith County with a weight of , 4 fish 7.39.

6th  Zach Huff and Gene Carter Virginia SAF with a weight of, 4 fish 4.87.

Watch for these teams in the future.