Sports

Perhaps it’s because I live on the sunny side of the Mason-Dixon Line that I seem to have gravitated to the southern reaches of several states when it comes to hunting wild turkeys. I’ve taken gobblers from south Florida to South Dakota; south Texas to south Alabama and if I’ve learned one thing, turkeys can be tough hombres no matter the section of the country they inhabit.

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The 2016 basketball season has come to an end in Winn Parish, with the Atlanta Bulldogs falling short of victory in overtime at last week’s playoff game. The ‘dawgs’ faced Summerfield, the team that would go on to win the State Championship after defeating the Bulldogs 58-50.

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There’s one thing about being a hunter or fisherman. You’re for sure not going find yourself bored or disinterested when the moment of truth arrives. I read an excellent article in the current issue of Turkey Country magazine penned by my good friend and writer, Jim Spencer with the topic being the adrenalin rush that is a part of turkey hunting.

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While most of my time is spent in the here and now, it does me good to occasionally take a walk down the back roads of my memory, thumbing through the now-yellowed pages of articles I wrote a few decades ago.

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The 13th annual Trista Tyler Scholarship Bass Tournament will be held Saturday, April 16 at Red River Midway Marina in St. Maurice, La. The cost per two-man team is $200, which includes $10 per boat big bass pot. The first place prize is $4,000 guaranteed. Pay back on entries is 60 percent – 100 percent pay back on big bass. The number of places paid will be based on the total number of entries. Boats will leave in the order which they are registered beginning at safe daylight. Entries are being accepted now at James Tyler, 264 Mars Hill Church Road, Atlanta, La. 71404. Entries will be accepted at the landing at 5 a.m. the day of the tournament. Weigh-in is at 3 p.m.

The 13th annual Trista Tyler Scholarship Bass Tournament will be held Saturday, April 16 at Red River Midway Marina in St. Maurice, La. The cost per two-man team is $200, which includes $10 per boat big bass pot. The first place prize is $4,000 guaranteed. Pay back on entries is 60 percent – 100 percent pay back on big bass. The number of places paid will be based on the total number of entries. Boats will leave in the order which they are registered beginning at safe daylight.

The WSHS girls basketball team lost Friday’s playoff game against Donaldsonville 63-62. The narrow defeat brought the end of the team’s 16-game winning streak. “We played well and we played hard,” said head coach Kelli Edwards.

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