CHS fishing team ends season in 2nd place

The Clifton High School Fishing Team ended its season May 16th at the Central Texas High School Tournament Trail championship tournament on Richland Chambers Reservoir. They finished the year in 2nd place overall in the Central Texas High School Tournament. The Clifton fishing team had 7 two person teams qualify for the championship tournament this year which is the most they have had qualify for the championship tournament. Peyten and Westen Urbanovsky had a fantastic finish in second place with 13.05lbs. on 5 fish, they only missed first place by .05 pound. Jackson Newton finished 10th with an impressive 3 fish bag weighing 7.49lbs. Finishing in 11th place was Jackson Kettler with a healthy 2 fish bag of 6.54lbs and finishing 15th was Tristin Smith and Sam Cecil with a nice 3.52 bass. It was a rainy and sometimes windy day on Richland Chambers Reservoir but the teams toughed it out for some great finishes. The seven teams that qualified for the Central Texas High School Tournament Trail Championship were Peyten and Westen Urbanovsky, Tristin Smith and Sam Cecil, Levi Knox and Camdyn Mobley, Zander Windham and Layton Cockrell, Jackson Newton and Leslie Davis, Jackson Kettler and Ethan Banuelos and Sydney Fullerton and Carly Howard.

“It has been an amazing year for the Clifton High School Fishing Team which is only in its second year of existence. We would certainly like to thank all of our boat captains, without them none of this would be possible,” said Clifton High School Fishing Team sponsor Greg McNew.

2020/2021 boat captains have been Jack Kettler, Bill Heiney, Kyle Fields, Jason Windham, Troy Cecil, David McDowell, Bobby Urbanovsky, Greg McNew, David Lopez, Taylor Anderson and Sean Albrecht.

“Now that the school year has wound down and we look forward to our next fishing season, we would like to thank all of those who have played a vital role in the success of our fishing team, especially those that have been jersey sponsors,” said McNew. “We proudly display their company logos at every tournament we go to. These jerseys which have sponsor logos are worn by each team member and a lot of parents that attend weighins at each lake we go to throughout central Texas. Without our sponsors’ support our fishing team would not be possible.”

Fishing team sponsors have been Texas New Mexico Power, Clifton Family Chiropractic, Cody Johnson Contracting, C.O. Montgomery Construction Services, Leon’s Floor Coverings, Extreme Hoses and Hydraulics, Parsons Commercial Roofing, Bunkhouse Bar B Que, Coles Custom Baits, Lazy U Ranch, Marsha and Jerry Hill, Cliffview Resort, Texas Rural Living Business Group and Gamma Fishing Line.

The next fishing team season will start at the beginning of the new school year. If you or your company would be interested in being a jersey sponsor for this next season or if you would like to be a boat captain for one of our pairings at next year’s tournaments, come join the Clifton High School Fishing Team in providing these young men and women the thrill of competitive bass fishing and the chance at thousands of dollars in scholarships.

The Clifton High School Fishing Team is open to students 6th through 12th grade that are interested in competitive bass fishing tournaments. The fishing team competes in the Central Texas High School Tournament Trail which awarded over $24,000 in scholarship money and prizes this past year. You can contact Greg McNew or Amy Heiney at Clifton High School for more information.