[0] Gasaway Slips Into $1 Million Wal-Mart Open Lead.Business Editors & Sports Writers The following is a list of sports writers. Historical sportswriters
ROGERS, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2001 Rick Gasaway of Kennesaw, Ga., inched his way from 14th place into the lead Thursday after two days of extraordinarily close competition in the $1 million Wal-Mart Open on Beaver Lake Beaver Lake may refer to:
While the catch earned him the No. 1 qualifying spot in Friday's semifinal round of 10 pro anglers, Gasaway will have to come up big again to advance to the final round Saturday for a shot at $200,000. Weights are cleared for the semifinal round, and only the top five pros will advance to the final day of competition. "I've finished in the top 10 a couple of times, but this is my first top 10 in a big tournament," said Gasaway, who caught three largemouths and two spotted bass The spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. One of the black basses, it is native to the Mississippi River basin and across the Gulf States, from central Texas through the Florida while sight fishing with an Arkie jig and pork trailer. "There are still a lot of fish moving up, so the fishing should be real good." Less than 3 pounds separated first from 10th place in the Pro Division for the second day in a row as 124 of 175 anglers competing in the division registered five-bass limits. Like opening day, sight fishing for largemouth and spotted bass in clear shallow water See:
tight-knit integrated - formed into a whole or introduced into another entity; "a more closely integrated economic and political system"- Dwight D. leaderboard lead·er·board n. A board that displays the leaders in a competition. leaderboard Noun a board displaying the current scores of the leading competitors, esp in a golf tournament . The margin of success was so close that five anglers finished within a pound of qualifying for the semifinal round. Former Wal-Mart Open champion Gerald Swindle swindle v. to cheat through trick, device, false statements or other fraudulent methods with the intent to acquire money or property from another to which the swindler is not entitled. Swindling is a crime as one form of theft. (See: fraud, theft) of Warrior, Ala. (10 bass, 24-7); Cody Bird of Granbury, Texas (10 bass, 23-5); opening day leader Mark Pack of Mineola, Texas (10 bass, 22-13); and former Wal-Mart Open champion Clark Wendlandt of Cedar Park, Texas Cedar Park is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. A small portion of the city also sits in Travis County, Texas. From a population of 5,161 in 1990, Cedar Park grew to a population of 26,049 at the 2000 census. (10 bass, 22-11) rounded out the top five anglers in the Pro Division. Big bass honors and $1,250 in the Pro Division went to Keith Williams of Conway, Ark., who landed a 4-pound, 13-ounce bass that also earned him $1,000 from Pepsi as the biggest bass of the opening round. David Hudson of Jasper, Ala., held on to his lead in the 175-person Co-Angler Division with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 15 pounds, 5 ounces followed by Fred Hill of Roxboro, N.C. (nine bass, 14-8), and Wendell Bennett of Searcy, Ark. (10 bass, 13-3). The top 10 co-anglers will start from zero Friday and fish for one day to determine the winner of $40,000. The tournament continues at 8 a.m. Friday at Prairie Creek Park in Rogers followed by a 5 p.m. weigh-in at the Rogers Wal-Mart located at 2110 West Walnut. Immediately following the weigh-in country sensation Kenny Chesney will perform a free concert live from the Wal-Mart parking lot. Saturday's final takeoff from Prairie Creek Park starts at 6:30 a.m. followed by a 3:30 p.m. weigh-in at Wal-Mart. For complete results, visit www.flwtour.com. |
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