Gardendale High School’s Laura Ann Foshee signs with Savannah College of Art and Design to help form first All-Female Collegiate Fishing Team

Laura Ann Foshee Picture (2)High School fishing has once again proven to be the catalyst that has lead one of our SAF anglers on to college as Gardendale High School’s, Laura Ann Foshee, joins the Savanah College of Art and Design as part of their fishing team in the fall in 2016. The unique and exciting thing about the Savanah College of Art and Design’s team is that this will be the first all-female collegiate team.

“I’m very excited to be joining the SCAD team next fall,” Foshee said. “I was planning on going to college anyway but was undecided as to where I would go. So, when I met SCAD Coach Isaac Payne on social media that really got things started,” Foshee continued.

“Then, when I attended the Southeastern Conference Regional Tournament in Gainesville, Georgia he was actually a speaker for the event. The rest is history I guess.”

Foshee is a senior this year at Gardendale, as well as, the founder and president of her school fishing team.

SCAD coach Isaac Payne is equally impressed with Laura Ann. “She’s one of the most accomplished female anglers I’ve ever met,” Payne stated.

Payne is planning on quickly building both a men’s and women’s team at the Savanah Georgia School. “Our school is about 70% female so it only makes sense we try to build the first all-female team to compete at the collegiate level,” Payne continued. “Our president, Ms. Paula Wallace, is behind our team 100 percent. So, we’re excited to get started and have Laura Ann be one of the building blocks of the team.”

Foshee, who plans to major in art with a minor in photography, says the school is a perfect fit for her and the fact they help with direct scholarship money is a big plus. “My mom and I started the team at my high school and we’re now up to 18 members in just 3 years,” the well-spoken senior added. “So, being one of the first members of the team to help build the program doesn’t bother me a bit; in fact, I welcome the challenge.”

When asked to recall one of her favorite moments of her high school fishing career Laura Ann quickly recalled last year’s SAF Eufaula Open, which also served as the state championship for the anglers from Alabama. My cousin Abigail Montgomery and her partner finished first and my partner DJ Barber and I finished second just a few ounces behind. It was a very special day for our family and I will never forget it”!

Bartow High School Yellow Jackets Fishing Team Hosting 5th Annual Bobby Lane Cup!

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Bartow High School Yellow Jackets Fishing Team
Hosting 5th Annual Bobby Lane Cup!
Join teams from Florida, Kentucky and across the south to this terrific event on Legendary lake Toho!

Event Date: December 5th
Location: Kissimmee Chain of Lakes – Camp Mack River Resort

Open to all high school anglers. Two-student team format plus adult boat captain/ coach.
Must be (SAF) Student Angler Federation members to fish. If you are not a member, please call the TBF National Office at (580) 765-9031. Membership fee is $25 per student.

Registration and pre-tournament meeting – Dec 4th from 6pm – 8pm (EST) at DB’s Bait & Tackle, 640 S. Orange Ave, Bartow FL 33830. Contact Derek Boswell BHS Jackets Tournament Director (863) 513-8877 or e-mail bboswell4@yahoo.com

Torok and Fugate from Lake City Idaho Advance to the High School National Championship

High School Fishing LogoLoren Torok and Kyler Fugate from the Lake City Bass club in Utah claimed the final spot in the TBF/FLW High School National Championship with a five fish limit that weighed in at 19lb 9oz to win the Western Conference Regional Championship at Clear Lake in California. The winning sack was anchored by a 4lb 14oz toad that propelled the pair to the prestigious event, which will be held in April with the TBF adult National Championship. The pair will join 10 other teams from across the country that will be trying to capture National Championship bragging rights and a $10,000 scholarship to the school of their choice.

Finishing second with a fine effort was the team of Ronnie Rivers and Roy Asi from the Delta Teen Angler team who also had a five fish limit that weighed in at 15lb 4oz to claim the runner-up spot.

Rounding out the top three was the team of Brandon Devincenzi and Josh Shapland from Liberty HS/East Co Bass club who weighed in a limit that tipped the scales at 10lbs even.

The Western Conference Regional brought together teams from across the western half of the United States who had qualified from their respective state championships to the Konocti Resort in Lakeport, Calif. The event had originally been scheduled for the middle of September but had to be delayed due to the wildfires, which wreaked havoc on the area in September.

 

Full Results Here