HIGH SCHOOL FISHING NORTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SET FOR LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE

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WHAT:  The Bass Federation (TBF) and FLW, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, have partnered to present the 2015 High School Fishing Northern Conference Championship tournament. The tournament is open to High School Fishing teams from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Ontario, Canada, that finished in the top 10 percent from their State Championship tournament.

                              Paugus Bay Marina – Ramp 41

                              41 Sheridan Drive

                              Laconia, N.H.

NOTES: The 2015 High School Fishing Northern Conference championship is a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12. Registration for anglers and their coach, who will provide the boat they compete in, is online at HighSchoolFishing.org. Takeoff will be at 6:30 a.m. and weigh-in will be held at the boat ramp, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. High School Fishing takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public. For more information about this event contact the TBF National Youth Director Mark Gintert at (580) 716-4251.

A full list of all schools participating will not be available until the morning of the event. Among the teams currently eligible to compete in the High School Fishing Northern Conference Championship are:

*North Branford High School, North Branford, Conn. – Ryan Kusmit and Anthony Ferraiolo

*Maine Student Angler Federation – Hunter Pate, Orrington, Maine, and Jacob Gauvin, Bucksport, Maine

*Kenwood High School, Essex, Md. – Ivan Kortic and Logam Kuhrman

*Massachusetts Student Angler Federation – Julian Burgoff, Amherst, Mass., and Michael Morrissey, Springfield, Mass.

*New Hampshire Student Angler Federation – Jeff Roy and Josh Roy, both of Fitzwilliam, N.H.

*New Jersey Student Angler Federation – Vincent Pustizzi and Tim Nichols, both of Pittsgrove, N.J.

*Lehigh Valley Bass Club, Lehigh Valley, Pa. – Jordan Sypeck and Matthew Dolak

McCaskey High School, Lancaster, Pa. – Tyler Ziegler and Cameron Strosser

*Potomac Falls High School, Sterling, Va. – Jordan Mazza and Richard Wellhouse

Chatham High School, Chatham, Va. – Bradley Gauldi and Austin Carter

Brentsville District High School, Nokesville, Va. – Christopher Butler and Brian Thomas

* denotes 2015 State Champions.

Complete tournament details can be found at HighSchoolFishing.org.

The 2015 High School Fishing Conference Championships consist of the top 10 percent from each TBF/FLW state championship field along with the top 3 teams from six High School Fishing Opens that coincided with stops on the 2015 Walmart FLW Tour. The top 10 percent of each conference championship field will advance to the High School Fishing National Championship, coinciding with the TBF National Championship and an FLW Tour stop in the spring of 2016. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

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