GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (March 31, 2025) – The MLF High School Fishing team of Levi Simms and Karson Stone, representing Muhlenberg County High School-West Campus, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 3 ounces to win the MLF High School Fishing Tournament at Kentucky-Barkley Lakes in Gilbertsville, Kentucky.
A field of 81 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which was hosted by the Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau. In MLF High School Fishing competition, the top 10 percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.
The top eight teams that advance to the 2025 High School Fishing National Championship are:
1st: Muhlenberg County High School-West Campus, Greenville, Ky. – Levi Simms and Karson Stone, five bass, 18-3
2nd: Central High School Bass Club, Burlington, Ill. – Ben Chesney and Austin Lee, four bass, 14-7
3rd: Marshall County High School, Benton, Ky. – Drake Fooshee and Carson Lovett, five bass, 14-6
4th: Trinity Whitesville High School, Whitesville, Ky. – Brady Mcbrayer and Nathan Wathen, four bass, 13-15
5th: Camdenton (Mo) High School – Corbin Bailey and Kaden Messina, four bass, 12-9
6th: Trinity Whitesville High School, Whitesville, Ky. – Carson Fitzgerald and Easton Pedley, five bass, 12-6
7th: Calloway County High School, Murray, Ky. – Evan Geurin and Reagan Newton, four bass, 12-2
8th: Kokosing Valley Junior Anglers, Mount Vernon, Ohio – Caleb Inverso and Sylas Mizer, four bass, 11-5
Rounding out the top 10 teams were:
9th: Muhlenberg County High School-West Campus, Greenville, Ky. – Obadiah Melton and Clayton Shelton, four bass, 10-6
10th: Nazareth Academy, La Grange Park, Ill. – Emmett Bleskin and Brennon Hauser, four bass, 10-2
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High School Fishing Tournaments