LITTLE ROCK -- The first female winner of the Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza is from Garland County.
Robinette Fox, of Hot Springs, competing in the tournament for the 15th year and with her husband, earned the $50,000 first prize Sunday in competition against 1,693 other anglers. Her 7.15-pound bass Friday morning topped the standings all three days in the tournament rescheduled from late June because of extensive flooding on the Arkansas River.
A former Jessieville High basketball player, Fox caught the winning bass in the Dardanelle pool with a 10-inch "old monster worm."
Fox said, "My overall experience has been outrageous, happy and just crazy. I am very proud to be the first woman angler to win the tournament."
First-place winners of $10,000 in each of the other pools were:
* Anthony Craig, Lincoln (6.53 pounds) -- Fort Smith pool.
* Rusty Gosvener, Roland (6.01 pounds) -- North Little Rock pool.
* Jamey Taylor, Wynne (5.80 pounds) -- Dumas pool.
* Rob Stone, Cabot (5.54 pounds) -- Pine Bluff pool.
Brandon Ward and his father, Brent Ward, both from Pine Bluff, received $1,000 cash and the Willow Leaf Award as the parent/child or grandparent/granchild pair weighing the biggest fish. Their bass tipped the scales at 4.83 pounds.
Guaranteed prize money for each of the five pools is $900 to second place, $700 to third place and $400 to fourth place in each of the five pools. A total of $157,853 in prize money was awarded, with the hourly payouts $250 for first place, $200 for second and $150 for third.
Pair of Lakeside youths
compete in world tourney
PINEHURST, N.C. -- Maggie Huett, 10, and Jackson McLaughlin, 9, a pair of Lakeside Primary students, earned their chances to play with some of the best of their ages at one of golf's premier destinations, competing in the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship Thursday through Saturday at Pinehurst No. 1 for McLaughlin and Seven Lakes Country Club for Huett.
Huett finished tied for 65th of 89 in the 10-year-old girls tournament, carding rounds of 92, 98 and 93 for 283. McLaughlin was tied for 116th of 138 after three days in the 9-year-old boys event, recording 89, 91 and 88 for 268.
The quality of each competition showed in its winner, Alexa Pano of Lake Worth, Fla., carding 9-under 207 (69-66-72) to win Huett's group and Jay Leng Jr. of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., tallying 6-under 210 (69-70-71) to top McLaughlin's group. The 9-year-old boys had four finish under par.
Bazzel to speak
at Lakeside banquet
Former Razorback football player David Bazzel is guest speaker at Lakeside Youth Football Association's inaugural Ram Roundup banquet Aug. 14 in Lakeside Athletic Complex.
The $20 ticket price includes a dinner catered by Bubba's Catfish. Silent and live auctions are planned. Tables of eight are available for $250, with checks made payable to Lakeside Youth Football Association.
A Florida native, Bazzel chose Arkansas over Georgia and three in-state Division I schools, playing for Razorback teams coached by Lou Holtz and Ken Hatfield and in four bowl games. Co-host of the Show With No Name on 103.7 The Buzz, Bazzel has created the Frank Broyles Award, Cliff Harris Award, Battle of the Boot (Arkansas vs. LSU football), Little Rock Touchdown Club and University of Arkansas live-mascot program (TUSK).
Church-sponsored golf
slated Sept. 14 at DeGray
DeGray Lake Resort is host Sept. 14 to the 20th annual Apostolic Faith Tabernacle's Sheaves for Christ golf tournament.
The four-man scramble begins at noon, the $65 entry fee including a person's range balls before the tournament and a meal afterward. A hole-in-one contest for a Chevrolet Silverado is planned.
Garrett Excavation is sponsoring the tournament. Call 501-767-0308 to book a reservation or for more information.
Sports on 08/03/2015