20th Annual Sandy Ridge Bream Tourney a success

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May 14, 2009

By Mike Giles The Meridian Star Thu May 14, 2009, 10:50 PM CDT

Young Adrianna Burrage has been fishing the Sandy Ridge Tourney for as long as she can remember. And the last five years she has placed among the top finishers every year while fishing with her dad Larry Burrage. This year was no different for the father and daughter team as Adrianna caught a lot of fish again. This time, however, she won the children’s division for her first divisional win. This young lady is among a growing contingent of female anglers who are not content to sit on the sidelines and watch the boys do it. No sir, she’s getting in the game and showing them how to do it!

And Adrianna is not alone when it comes to catching fish as there were many young ladies that caught fish and had a great time. Though not everyone could finish at the top, many children caught fish and had a whale of a time. And once again everyone came away with something such as caps, shirts, and fishing tackle and gear that were given away to the participants.

Though it’s been 20 years in the making, this bream tournament is still as much fun to the participants and hosts as the ones that came before it. Frank and Evelyn Tillman put on a fine tournament once again with the help of a host of volunteers and many sponsors. With nearly 200 kids in attendance, this was surely one of the biggest turnouts ever seen at the annual tourney. Winners are as follows:

Pre School:

1. Stephina Ford

2. Sarah Scarlato

3. Grant Butler

4. Anna K. Spooner;

Big fish award: Gervaina Brown

Children’s division:

1. Adrianna Burrage

2. Lane Boykin

3. Jaquan Clark

4. Destiny Johnson

Big fish award: Ethan Hale

Youth division:

1. Shay Daniels

2. Colby Cooley

3. Aleah Coleman

4. Chase Lewis

Big fish award: Jacob Sheely

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