GROVE, Okla. (March 10, 2025) – The MLF High School Fishing team of Maddox Dickson and Alex Hurst, representing Tecumseh High School, brought four bass to the scale Saturday weighing 8 pounds, 3 ounces to win the MLF High School Fishing Open tournament at Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma.
A field of 56 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which was hosted by the City of Grove. In MLF High School Fishing competition, the top 10 percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.
The top five teams that advance to the 2025 High School Fishing National Championship are:
1st: Tecumseh High School, Tecumseh, Okla. – Maddox Dickson and Alex Hurst, four bass, 8-3
2nd: Westmoore High School, Oklahoma City, Okla. – Cale Compton and Adam Reed, three bass, 8-3
3rd: Lee’s Summit High School, Lee’s Summit, Mo. – Nathan Meyer and Hunter Rushton, one bass, 5-13
4th: Westside (Okla.) High School Hawg Hunters Fishing Club – Jeremiah Nichols and Jakob Williams, three bass, 5-7
5th: Southwest Louisiana Legacy Fishing – Jackson and Carter Lanclos, two bass, 4-13
Rounding out the top 10 teams are:
6th: Cherokee County (Oklahoma) Anglers – Carl Robbins and Logan Taulbee, one bass, 4-5
7th: Camdenton High School, Camdenton, Mo. – Caston Embry and Kasen Uthe, two bass, 4-0
8th: Inola High School, Inola, Okla. – Chance Lawrence and Eli Rogers, one bass, 3-14
9th: Broken Arrow, Okla. – Maddox Houtman and Fin Kimura, one bass, 3-7
10th: Camdenton High School, Camdenton, Mo. – Corbin Bailey and Kaden Messina, two bass, 3-1
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High School Fishing Tournaments