BY DAVE LINK Graham Willis is chasing his dream of fishing for a living. The home-schooled senior on the Alcoa Fishing Team has a passion for fishing and the outdoors and a knack for computer technology. And he’s an entrepreneur. Willis, … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILES: Pair of Father-Daughter fishing duos win big at Alcoa Fishing’s New Year’s Eve Tournament
BY DAVE LINK Alcoa Fishing Team’s third annual New Year’s Eve Tournament Dec. 30 was a big hit again on Fort Loudon Lake. And it was an especially big day for two father-daughter teams. Grace Christian Academy senior Olivia Mauldin and her … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILES: The Alcoa High School Fishing Team captures Tennessee Bass Nation High School’s “Commissioner’s Cup”
BY DAVE LINK Alcoa won another state football championship last fall, won a boys’ state basketball championship in the winter, and won a girls’ state track and field title this spring. Add another state title to Alcoa’s history … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILES: Hayden Barnett, Will Bacon win on Watts Bar; Sawyer and Eli O’Hara of Alcoa win juniors division
BY DAVE LINK Will Bacon and Hayden Barnett got a little lucky March 18 in the Tennessee Bass Nation’s (TBN)-Southeast’s fourth and final stop on Watts Bar Lake. Not that they need any luck. The two anglers for the Roane County High School … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILES: Multi-sport athletes Zach Helton and Harlyn Nelson have their sights set on college fishing
BY DAVE LINK Zach Helton is a starting small forward for First Baptist Academy’s basketball team. The FBA senior will be a starting infielder this spring at Grace Christian Academy, which co-ops in baseball with FBA. But another sport holds … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILES: Area anglers compete in MLF National Championship & Magellan Outdoors Bass Shootout
BY DAVE LINK Summertime is here, and it’s the peak of postseason for high school bass fishing. At least four teams in the 5Star Preps coverage area are competing this week in the Major League Fishing (MLF) High School National Championships on … [Read more...]
Walker LaRue and Joe Vaulton of Alcoa Fishing Team heading to national championships
BY DAVE LINK Alcoa Fishing Team’s Joe Vaulton and Walker LaRue are fishing like seasoned veterans on the Major League Fishing and Bassmaster High School circuits. And they’re just getting started. Vaulton is a sophomore and LaRue is a … [Read more...]
Joe Vaulton, Walker LaRue lead Alcoa Fishing to its first-ever team title in TN BASS Nation event
BY DAVE LINK Joe Vaulton and Walker LaRue didn’t win the Tennessee BASS Nation Southeast Region event Dec. 18, but they left Watts Bar Lake with a goal achieved. Their second-place finish among 87 teams propelled the Alcoa Fishing Team to its … [Read more...]
Jackie Hatfield, Graham Willis, Landon Myers, Hunter Olivet putting Alcoa High fishing team on the map
By DAVE LINK Jackie Hatfield and Graham Willis made a smart move when they were pre-fishing a tournament Oct. 29 at Dale Hollow Lake near the Tennessee-Kentucky border. They found a spot loaded with bass. They hooked onto a couple. And then … [Read more...]