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PRO FISHING: Ehrler claims Texas Bass Classic

Published

11 years ago

06/03/2015

California-based angler Brent Ehrler won the Texas Bass Classic on Lake Fork during the Memorial Day weekend.
Ehrler won $100,000, a fully rigged bass boat and a Toyota Tundra. Toyota serves as the title sponsor for the event.
The Texas Parks Wildlife Department donated $250,000 in support of programs such as Neighborhood Fishin’ and the Texas State Fish Art contest. The total amount raised has reached $225,000.
“I’m still kind of shocked,” Ehrler told the TPWD after the event. “I really didn’t think I had a great chance to win because I was so far behind.
“This win ranks way up there for me,” Ehrler continued. “At Media Day on Thursday, they presented Keith Combs with his 2014 championship ring, and I remember thinking, ‘It would be really cool to have a ring like that.’ I never expected it would actually happen.”
Ehrler was in fifth place heading into the final day of the three-day tournament, with a total weight of 58 pounds, four ounces in fish caught.
He took over the top spot on the leaderboard by reeling in a 10-pound, 11-ounce bass. This proved to be the Tundra Big Bass of the tournament.
For much of the tournament, Ehrler fished off-shore with a trio of baits including a Lucky Craft crank bait in shad color, a 6-inch hollow-bodied swim bait also in shad color and a three-quarter ounce Boss jig head tipped with a Yamamoto trailer.

California angler Brent Ehrler, winner of the Texas Bass Classic at Lake Fork in rural Athens. (Courtesy photo)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

4 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

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

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Willett, Richey off to State

Published

4 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

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

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

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4 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

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