TBF Juniors / High School Clubs Championship

The Bass Federation of South Carolina hosted their Youth programs state championship on Lake Murray on May 19th. In all there were 98 young
anglers from 17 schools and clubs from all around SC. at Dreher Island State Park ready to compete. TBF is affiliated with FLW Outdoors and has
been working with DNR of SC to expand the Juniors program to include school clubs. Two Juniors State Champions would be decided at this tournament,, one in the 11-14 age group and one from the 15-18 group. They will go onto The Juniors World Championship sponsored by The National Guard at Lake
Lanier, Ga. later this year and compete for $5000 in scholarship money. Also the club with the heaviest weight for their team of 6 would be crowned
as State Champion Club and display the Champions Trophy for the coming year.

For the second year Berkley Products and Abu Garcia were our major sponsors and provided rod & reel combinations for all the winners as well
as cash gift cards. They also very generously provided gift bags of baits and line and had t-shirts made for all commemorating the event. We also
would like to thank Herndon Chevrolet and Sportsman’s Warehouse for their support. In the end it would come down to this. The Juniors State Champion in the
11-14 age group was Tanner Lindler of Lexington with 4 bass weighing in at 7.84 lbs. Tanner has been a member of Saint Andrews Jr. Bass Anglers since
he was old enough and in now a young veteran to our tournaments. Tanner is quickly becoming an expert “shakey head “worm fisherman.
In the 15-18 group Clayton Lowder 16 of Mayesville with a 5 bass limit of 14.30 lbs. Also starting fishing at a very young age, Clayton is a member of
Santee Jr. Bass Club. Clayton says his favorite technique is top water. Both received $500 checks from TBF of SC to help with their expenses to the
World Championship.

The winning team honors would go to Saint Andrews Jr. Bass Anglers. Team members include Kyle Black, Chris Blanchette, Tanner Lindler,
Michael Dial, Shane Cantley and David Bradley. They had a culmative total weight of 45.21 lbs. All were awarded rod & reels from Abu Garcia as
well as cash gift cards from Berkley. The second place team was Mid-Carolina Junior Anglers with a weight of 27.11 lbs. They all received gift
cards donated by Sportsman’s Warehouse. There were also Big Bass honors to be celebrated. They would be, with a  5.28 largemouth
 Jacob Gray(11-14) of Abbeville. Michael Morris (15-18) with his 4.96 lb. lunker. They also received rod & reel combos as well as plaques
 for their achievement. This was only the second year for this event run in combination with the school program. In only that time it has tripled
in size of participants. We would like to thank all of our supporters as well as the boat captains that volunteered their time and use of their
boats for the day. We are looking forward to next year already. For more information about The Bass Federation and our programs please
visit www.tbfofsc.com and www.bassfederation.com

LAKE MURRAY DAM (WIS) - WIS News 10's Chief Meteorologist John Farley talked to SCE&G officials Thursday about how drought conditions in South Carolina affect the water level of Lake Murray.

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Chapin, SC (WLTX) -A fire heavily damaged a home in Chapin Thursday morning and killed a family pet.

The fire took place around 4:30 a.m. at a home on Mosley Point.

Officials tell News 19 the fire started in the garage. No people were injured, but the homeowners say one of their pets died.

Early damage estimates are around $300,000. So far no cause has been determined.

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