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FISHING: ShareLunker season recalled

Published

11 years ago

05/06/2015

The 29th Toyota ShareLunker season wrapped up on April 30, with a total of six fish entered.
That’s according to a press release from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
David Roulston of Frisco caught the first ShareLunker, No. 558, which is a 13.88-pound largemouth bass from Lake Fork in Athens on Nov. 20. The fish was 26.75 inches long, and 20.5 inches in girth.
McAllen’s Blair Schwarz caught ShareLunker No. 559 from a private lake in Zapata County on Feb. 19.
The fish weighed 14.3 pounds and was caught on a Jackall ASKA squarebill crankbait in about six feet of water.
Lake Ray Roberts produced ShareLunker No. 560, caught by Shannon Lee Elvington from Pilot Point on March 7. The 15.18-pound bass took a jerkbait.
This is the current lake record for Ray Roberts, located in Sanger, and it’s a little more than three ounces shy of making the list of the 50 biggest largemouth bass ever caught in Texas.
Elvington has qualified for Angler of the Year honors, catching the largest fish of the season. He received a lifetime fishing license. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.

Angler Blair Schwarz of McAllen is shown with ShareLunker No. 559, caught in Zapata County. Click on the image for the complete photo. (Courtesy photo by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)

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Nocona, Saint Jo VB open district with wins

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7 days ago

10/01/2026

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Nocona and Saint Jo opened their respective district play with convincing road wins.

The Lady Indians needed four games but outlasted Archer City, 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16). Paige Davis and Sy Parker each had 12 kills to pace Nocona with Davis adding 12 digs defensively. Maddyn Bowles led the way with 17 digs, 11 assists and served up three aces.

Setter Kasi Castro had 24 assists and 13 digs with Sophia Gaytan adding 12 assists and eight digs. Saint Jo went into Bellevue and posted a 25-15, 25-14, 25-22 sweep over the Lady Eagles.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Bellevue VB wins at home over Midway

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7 days ago

10/01/2026

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After a tough loss to open District 10-A volleyball play, Bellevue’s squad used the two-day break to refocus its efforts. The break worked as the Lady Eagles evened its record at 1-1 with a 3-0 win over visiting Midway Sept. 24 (25-17, 25-22, 25-20).

Bellevue Coach Jamie Hickey said working on game scenarios in practice has begun to pay off. Keeping focus was key to the victory as well.

“I think our key tonight was our mindset and just staying together,” Hickey said. “Letting mistakes go and focusing on the next play. We’ve been working on scenarios in practice and being intentional with each possession and attacking the ball more. I think we did tonight.” The Falcons played gutsy all night long, staying in each game after Bellevue had taken a good lead but the Lady Eagles, playing before a large crowd, held their own.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Lady ‘Horns sweep past Gold-Burg

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7 days ago

10/01/2026

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Forestburg opened District 10-A action with a road win at Gold-Burg Sept. 22, beating the Lady Bears in a three-game sweep (25-8, 25-9, 25-6.)

Forestburg’s Madi Wadsworth started game one with a five-point run, including two aces. Brenna Briles kept the drive alive with a kill. Gold-Burg broke serve and Zara Andrade’s serving point cut the deficit to three.

Yareli Aguirre cut the lead to 5-7 with another single point. Jocelyn Rich later countered for Forestburg with another five-point string to extend the lead to 13-5Back-to-back aces by Rich forced Gold-Burg Coach Cheryl Cromleigh into a timeout.

Sophomore Addy Conway rolled off four aces amidst a six-point run for the Lady ‘Horns to give the squad a 20-6 lead. Jocelyn Rich’s kill kept things moving along for Forestburg.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.