The North Mississippi Youth Anglers closed their third season with an awards banquet recently. These lures, painted by RM Ward, were among the trophies awarded. The group’s tournaments are sponsored by Hughes Performance Outboards, Gardner’s & Roger’s Supermarkets, Lonnie’s Sporting Goods, Gunn Drug Company, Thrasher Sports Apparel, RM3 Custom Tackle, Miller’s Auto Lube, Frontline Auto Sales, and Medical Plaza.
The North Mississippi Youth Anglers closed their third season with an awards banquet recently. These lures, painted by RM Ward, were among the trophies awarded. The group’s tournaments are sponsored by Hughes Performance Outboards, Gardner’s & Roger’s Supermarkets, Lonnie’s Sporting Goods, Gunn Drug Company, Thrasher Sports Apparel, RM3 Custom Tackle, Miller’s Auto Lube, Frontline Auto Sales, and Medical Plaza.
GLEN • Three years ago, when Sam Wiginton’s son wanted to join a scholastic bass fishing team, he and his wife founded one. That initial spark has built into a blaze that now warms anglers from seven Northeast Mississippi schools, and the numbers are still growing.
The Northeast Mississippi Youth Anglers gather competitive fishing teams from Kossuth, Biggersville, Tishomingo County, Pathway Christian, Eagle Homeschool Association, Alcorn Central and Corinth High Schools. In its third year, the group facilitated an eight-stop tournament trail that put youngsters and adults together in a competitive but collaborative environment at least once a month from March through October, then gathered once more for an awards banquet and fellowship. They’ll gather again in January for planning and fundraising to get their fourth season underway.
