The IL State High School Tournament was held at Lake Kincaid on 5-21-23.  The top three teams are listed below.

1st place – Maddox Crain and Brandon Skelcher from Carterville High School had 5 fish with a total weight of 13.12. Maddox and Brandon’s Big Bass was 3.11.

2nd place – Blake and Hunter Beckmann with Breese Central Cougars had a 5 fish limit of 10.28, their big fish was 3.10.

3rd place – Carter Pjesky and Landon Gabby, Southern Illinois Future Anglers, had 5 fish that weighed 9.56.

We had a total of 12 teams in the tournament and only one team didn’t weigh in fish.  It was an absolutely beautiful day.

The automatic bid to nationals is Maddox Crain and Brandon Skelcher from Carterville High School for winning the state championship. The bid to nationals from points from two tournaments is Blake Beckmann and Hunter Beckman from Breese Central High School. For full results CLICK HERE

Congratulations to Samuel Glazier and Aiden Anderson with the Pioneer Panthers on their 1st place finish at the 2023 New Hampshire Open on Spofford Lake. Samuel and Aiden brought in four fish that weighed 12 pounds 12 ounces. They will advance to the National Championship in LaCrosse, WI on the Mississippi River.

The 2023 Iowa State Championship was held on Okoboji Lake in Milford, Iowa. There was a great turnout for the event with 43 high school teams. The top 4 teams will advance to the High School Fishing World Finals and National Championship on the Mississippi River in LaCrosse, WI.

Ways Raasch and Will Neville, with Oabcig Falcons, won the tournament with a five fish limit that weighed 18 pounds 6 ounces. Ways and Will also won the Big Fish award with a 5 pound 1 ounce bass. Noah Franken and Jax Van Zee from Unity Christian took second place with 17 pounds 9 ounces. Taking third place with 16 pounds 7 ounces was Emmett King and AJ Draper from Panorama High School. And rounding out the top 4 teams was Henry Rosener and Clay Price, Johnston Fishing Club, with 15 pounds 15 ounces.  For full results and more photos from this event CLICK HERE