Marble Falls High School angler hooks first place at Lake LBJ tournament

GRANITE SHOALS — The Marble Falls High School fishing club needed 13 boats for 24 student anglers to compete in a recent tournament at Lake LBJ with sophomore Austin Ellis taking first place.

Ellis also reeled in the big bass weighing 6 pounds and 9.7 ounces.

PHOTO 1: The Marble Falls High School anglers club includes Jake Meadows (front row, left), Chris Mata, Isaac Salas, Wes Thornton, Lyle Schmidt, Dustan Oustad, Drake Harkins, Colton Clakley, Austin Ellis and Hunter Delz; Connor White (back row, left), Terry White, Darren Thornton, Dale Schmidt, Dusty Harkins, Gary Simmank, Chris Hooten, Jordan Childress, Austin Free, Ty Wynn, Cody Box, Bryan Ellis, Cole Van Brocklin, Billy Clakley, Glen Willis, Trace Farley, Samuel Kohutek, Josh Robles, Shilo Nelson and Ben Stripling. Not pictured are Bill Flanary, Robert Nelson, Collin Edwards, Nick O’Connor and Bo Heine. Courtesy photo

RESULTS: 1, Austin Ellis, 3 fish totaling 9 pounds, 8.9 ounces and the big bass weighing 6 pounds, 9.7 ounces; 2, Cole Van Brocklin, 4 fish totaling 5 pounds, 3.6 ounces; 3, Ben Stripling, 4 fish totaling 4 pounds 10.6 ounces; 4, Shilo Nelson, 3 fish totaling 4 pounds, 13.3 ounces; Austin Free, 2 fish totaling 3 pounds, 1.6 ounces; 6, Lyle Schmidt, 1 fish totaling 2 pounds 4.5 ounces; 8. Connor White, 1 fish totaling 1 pound, 12.4 ounces; 9, Colton Clakley, 1 fish totaling 1 pound, 6.8 ounces; 10, Trace Farley, 1 fish totaling 1 pound, 5 ounces; 11, Josh Robles, 1 fish totaling 1 pound 4.3 ounces.

FOR MORE The club is still taking members and can always use more volunteer boat captains. For more, call sponsor Lorna Ellis at (910) 309-4445.

UP NEXT: Lake Marble Falls on March 3