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BASS ELITE SERIES
108 pros, 108 co-anglers, Sooner Run, June 21-24, Grand Lake, Grove, Okla.,
Scoring his second series victory of 2007, Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Mich., totaled 78 pounds, 2 ounces, over four days, outdoing homestate favorite Jeff Kriet by nearly 4 pounds. VanDam's 12th career victory added $101,000 to his career earnings of nearly $2.5 million, making him the all-time BASS money leader.
PRO DIVISION: 1, Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich., 20 bass, 78-2, $101,000; 2, Jeff Kriet, Ardmore, Okla., 20 bass, 74-5, $39,000; 3, Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla., 20 bass, 73-7, $27,000; 4, Kevin Short, Mayflower, Ark., 20 bass, 72-7, $19,000; 5, Davy Hite, Ninety Six, S.C., 20 bass, 70-11, $17,250; 5, Kelly Jordon, Minieola, Texas, 20 bass, 70-11, $17,250; 7, Marty Robinson, Landrum, S.C., 19 bass, 69-0, $15,000; 8, Boyd Duckett, Demopolis, Ala., 20 bass, 67-14, $14,500; 9, Timmy Horton, Muscle Shoals, Ala, 20 bass, 67-6, $14,000; 10, Matt Reed, Madisonville, Texas, 20 bass, 66-15, $13,500; 11, Mike McClelland, Bella Vista, Ark., 20 bass, 66-14, $12,500; 12, Terry Scroggins, Sam Mateo, Fla., 20 bass, 66-15, $12,300
TOP N.C. ANGLER: 56, Kevin Langill, Terrell, 26-9
CO-ANGLER DIVISION: 1, Chad Kallina, San Marcos, Texas, 15 bass, 38-3, $50,000; 2, David Stewart, Cedar Park, Texas, 15 bass, 37-11, $25,000; 3, Robert Heath, Wellsville, Kan., 15 bass, 36-14, $5,000; 4, Scott Ventimiglia., Kansas City, Mo., 15 bass, 36-1, $3,500; 5, Art Hines, Joplin, Mo., 15 bass, 34-5, $2,750; 6, Michael Vintges, Tyler, Texas, 14 bass, 34-00, $2,500; 7, Kelly Banks, Ramona, Okla., 12 bass, 33-6, $2,250; 8, David Herman, McAlester, Okla., 14 bass, 32-2 $2,000; 9, Clayton Coppin, Muskogee, Okla., 13 bass, 31-10, $1,750; 10, Les Williams, McAlester, Okla., 13 bass, 30-15, $1,500; 11, Raymond Renfroe, Delaware, Okla., 14 bass, 30-7, $1,000; 11, Matthew Leavell, Vicksburg, Miss., 14 bass, 30-7, $1,000.
TOP N.C. CO-ANGLER: none
NEXT: July 12-15, Champion's Choice, Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, N.Y.; July 19-22, Empire Chase, Lake Erie/Niagara River, Buffalo, N.Y.; July 26-29, Memorial (major), Oneida Lake, Syracuse, N.Y.; Aug. 9-12, Capitol Clash, Potomac River, Charles County, Md.; Aug. 23-26, Legends, Arkansas River, Little Rock, Ark.; Sept. 13-16, Sunshine Showdown, Lake Tohopekaliga, Kissimmee, Fla.
INFORMATION: BASS (407) 566-2208, www.bassmaster.com
WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE
162 boaters, 158 co-anglers, Satterwhite Point Park, Kerr Lake, Henderson
BOATER DIVISION: 1, Edward Fore, Concord, Va., five fish, 18-3, $5,196; 2, Robert Walser, Lexington, five fish, 17-9, $2,598; 3, Jimmy Porter, Wake Forest, five fish, 14-12, $1,733; 4, Christopher Burns, Durham, five fish, 14-7, $1,213; 5, Scott Mooneyham, Fayetteville, four fish, 13-10, $1,039; big fish, William Dorton, Church Road, Va., 5-6, $405
CO-ANGLER DIVISION: 1, Kirk Horton, Fredericksburg, Va., five fish, 10-6, $2,561; 2, Bowman Gray, Winterville, five fish, 9-15, $1,280; 3, Michael Roy, Charlottesville, Va., five fish, 9-9, $854; Chris Whittaker, Ruther Glen, Va., five fish, 9-8, $598; Trip Emerson, Dry Fork, Va., three fish, 8-9, $512; big bass, Eric Christian, Burlington, 5-12, $395
NEXT: Shenandoah Division, July 14, James River, Richmond, Va.,; Sept. 22-23, Potomac River, Woodbridge, Va.
INFORMATION: (270) 252-1000, www.flwoutdoors.com
PIEDMONT BASS AND CRAPPIE CLASSICS
NEXT: Saturday, Ledge Rock ramp, Falls Lake; July 21, Farrington Point ramp, Jordan; entry $100 bass team, $40 crappie boat
INFORMATION: Phil McCarson (919) 471-1751, (919) 971-5042, philsflags@msn.com, www.geocities.com/piedmontcrappieclassics
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