Sports

Continuing his winning ways, Derek Mong won the Many Bass Club’s April tournament with a five-fish stringer weighing 22.68 pounds. Mong caught his fish flipping a jig into grassy, shallow water lay downs in the Six Mile and Housen area of Toledo Bend.

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Pictured is the 2016-2017 newly crowned Miss Fisher Sawmill Days Lillian LaTour with the 2015-2016 Miss Fisher Sawmill Days Hannah Kay.

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The Zwolle-Ebarb VFW Memorial Post 5187 and Auxiliary has stepped up again and expressed their concern by making a $200 donation to the Evans High School Softball Team. The Evans area was hit hard by the recent rain and floodwaters. Kirstyn Meshell, a Zwolle High School senior softball player and the Patriotic Instructor for the Auxiliary, and Pat Getschel, Auxiliary President, made the donation on behalf of the VFW organization. Receiving the donation were Connie Comer, Evans High School softball coach and softball team players. Coach Penfield of Zwolle High School was present and the donation was presented before the softball game between Evans High School and Zwolle High School. Coach Comer expressed her gratitude to the VFW and Auxiliary.” 

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Wayne Moran won the Toledo Bass Club’s March 2016 tournament with a five-fish stringer weighing a whopping 24.08 pounds. He caught his fish throwing a soft plastic into shallow water lay downs on the mid lake portion of Toledo Bend.

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Aaron Krochell won the March Many Bass Club Tournament with a total weight of 19.19 pounds.

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By Daniel Jones

A number of girls basketball teams from the local area went deep into the LHSAA playoffs recently. In the Class B bracket, the Florien Lady BlackCats made it all the way to the finals, but lost to number four seed Holden 42-34. On the way, they defeated Stanley 62-40 and Bell City 68-30. As they were the second seed in the tournament, they received a first-found bye.

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By Daniel Jones

A number of local high school basketball teams shown the strength of the sport in Sabine Parish. As of presstime, the Zwolle Hawks were readying to play Simsboro in the semifinals on the way to yet another state championship game, which will be played against Anacoco or Grace Christian on March 11.

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Larry Hulsey won the Toledo Bass Club’s February 2016 tournament with a five-fish stringer weighing 15.44 pounds. Hulsey caught his fish throwing a crank bait into shallow water on the mid-lake portion of Toledo Bend. Lee Ballard is the second place winner with a five-fish limit weighing 15.22 pounds. Zack Havens finished in third place also with a five fish limit weighing 15.17 pounds and Buck Lummus is the big fish winner with a 5.62 pound big bass.

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Larry Dickerson won the Many Bass Club’s February tournament with a five-fish stringer weighing 18.77 pounds. His fish were caught flipping a jig into shallow water lay downs in the mid-lake portion of Toledo Bend.

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The North Sabine Fishing Team is off to a great start for 2016 as their first tournament was held on Saturday, January 23 on Toledo Bend. Anglers started their day at safe daylight with weigh in at 4 p.m. at Lanan Landing. The cold temperatures weren’t enough to keep these anglers off of the water as their first tournament was underway with six of 13 anglers weighing in. The open drawing winner for the $25 Toledo Tackle gift certificate was awarded to Brayton Brown.

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